Caribbean Infrastructure News

September 7, 2021

MPC Energy Solutions selects EPC contractor for the construction of new 21 MW solar power plants in El Salvador

MPC Energy Solutions has selected ISOTRON SA, part of Spanish Grupo ISASTUR, as EPC contractor for the construction of its Santa Rosa & Villa Sol…

September 1, 2021

Building a microgrid that stands its ground in the storm-tossed Caribbean

Microgrids act as an alternative, incorporating cleaner fuel sources, such as solar, and cutting the costs of fuel from diesel. Equally important, new…

September 1, 2021

LUMA Energy says grid stabilization work has begun

Following a power outage that affected more than 100,000 people across Puerto Rico, LUMA Energy said it had begun work to stabilize the island’s…

September 1, 2021

Evergo projects 500 electric charging stations in Dominican Republic by close of 2021

With more than 300 charging stations for the latest electric vehicles, Evergo, a subsidiary of the parent company InterEnergy Group, plans to close…

August 25, 2021

Policy action for climate resilient energy systems in small islands vulnerable to hurricanes

With over 30 storms named, 2020’s Atlantic hurricane season was the most active on record and the tenth consecutive year with eight or more…

August 17, 2021

Infrastructure deal could significantly improve life in U.S. territories, Puerto Rico

On August 11, the Senate voted 69-30 for HR 3684—a landmark piece of bipartisan infrastructure legislation. Allotting $1.2 trillion to long-term…

August 17, 2021

Caricom countries set out COP26 outcomes

The executive director of the Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Dr Colin Young, says the consequence for Caribbean…

August 17, 2021

UN weather agency: millions affected by climate change and extreme weather in Latin America and Caribbean

Climate-related and geophysical events resulted in the loss of 312,000 lives and directly affected more than 277 million people in Latin America and…

August 17, 2021

The latest Haiti earthquake was more powerful than the devastating quake in 2010

The earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday morning occurred on the same system of faults as the one that devastated the capital,…