Caribbean Infrastructure News

October 14, 2021

Caribbean countries to benefit from new IDB energy initiative to be announced at COP26

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it will create a financing instrument dedicated to expanding energy access, supporting energy…

October 14, 2021

IDB and Jamaica launch plan to electrify vehicles

The Inter-American Development Bank and the Jamaican government will partner to accelerate the use of electric vehicles through an ambitious…

September 30, 2021

‘Overwhelmed by old challenges’, Caribbean leaders say COVID-19 has forced a new battle for the survival of their nations

Caribbean island nations are under assault from the coronavirus pandemic even as they try to protect their communities from rising seas and raging…

September 24, 2021

Global energy firm plans big solar plant in Jamaica

Europe-based global clean energy firm MPC Energy Solutions, which is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in Norway, is reporting that it has leased…

September 24, 2021

Colbun to build major wind farm in northern Chile

Chilean generator Colbun plans to install Latin America’s largest wind farm in the Atacama desert, expanding Chile’s burgeoning renewable…

September 24, 2021

United States to assist LAC increase renewable energy capacity

The United States announced that it would provide assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean so as to significantly increase renewable energy…

September 15, 2021

Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy announces its first investment in solar energy in Jamaica with Soléco Energy

Impact asset manager Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy (DISE), is thrilled to announce its first investment in solar energy in Jamaica.  An…

September 14, 2021

Puerto Rico’s Roosevelt Roads to undergo $50M infrastructure upgrades before seeking master developer

The former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base, which has been in the hands of the Puerto Rico government for about eight years, will undergo a $50 million…

September 14, 2021

Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?

In rebuilding the electric grid, FEMA should push to ditch fossil fuel infrastructure and shift to solar and batteries instead, write Yesenia Rivera,…