Caribbean Infrastructure News

January 5, 2023

Construction has started on a facility that will harness solar energy on the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands

Construction has started on Anegada’s hybrid renewable energy & battery storage system that will harness solar energy to power the island. The…

January 5, 2023

Cuban state company announces a new program to power water pumping systems with PV systems

Grupo Empresarial Agua y Saneamiento, the Cuban state company in charge of supplying drinking water and the island’s sewage network, announced they…

December 22, 2022

Construction to begin in Trinidad on 112.2 MW solar project

Trinidad and Tobago project partners bp, Shell, and Lightsource are set to start construction on one of the largest solar projects in the Caribbean.…

December 22, 2022

Acciona Energy to acquire and develop a 162 MW solar power complex in the Dominican Republic

Acciona Energy will acquire and develop a 162 MW solar power complex in the Dominican Republic after coming to an agreement with JMMB Sustainable…

December 21, 2022

Call for Submissions: The 5th Annual CREF Industry Awards

New Energy, organizers of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), the largest gathering of the Caribbean energy market, is pleased to announce…

December 8, 2022

Jamaica’s Ministry of Education will implement solar energy projects in 30 institutions beginning in 2023

The Ministry of Education in Jamaica will implement pilot solar energy projects in 30 institutions to promote solar energy usage in schools. The…

November 18, 2022

Renewable Energy As An Opportunity For Caribbean Resilience Building

By: Racquel Moses, CEO, Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator The Caribbean is being affected by two external shocks that are highlighting some of the…

November 17, 2022

The Dominican Republic’s national energy commission approved a 50 MW PV solar rooftop project

The Dominican Republic’s national energy commission granted concession for a 50 MW rooftop PV project on the island. Source: Renewables Now 

October 19, 2022

Total Eren and Visolar Holdings partner to develop, finance, build, and operate a 100 MW PV project in the Dominican Republic

Total Eren and Visolar Holdings S.A. have teamed up to develop, finance, build, and operate a 100 MW PV project in the Dominican Republic. The total…