Caribbean Infrastructure News

August 4, 2021

How the United States’ renewed leadership on climate is impacting energy sector priorities in the Caribbean

As regional leaders around the world convene to decide on climate investment commitments in advance of COP26, this webinar hosted by Deloitte and…

August 4, 2021

Dominica geothermal project to drill additional 2 wells

In a statement this week, Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica, provided an update on the geothermal power project on the Caribbean island…

August 2, 2021

IDB Invest, Neoen improve the stability and security of El Salvador’s power grid

IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, has granted two long-term loans to the Capella Solar and Providencia Solar projects operated by Neoen, one of…

July 31, 2021

Deetken Impact sustainable energy’s investee – Solar Development Panama – secures US$4 million senior loan from Banistmo

Impact Asset Manager Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy (DISE), announces that its investee company, Solar Development Panama SA (SDP), has secured a…

July 30, 2021

Electric mobility advances in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the pandemic – new UNEP report

The changes in the use of transport as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the national recovery plans are an opportunity for the governments and…

July 30, 2021

U.S. Ambassador hails U.S.-Antiguan partnership on new power plant project

The United States Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda and the Eastern Caribbean, Linda Taglialatela hailed the collaboration of American company Eagle…

July 21, 2021

Assassination of Haitian Leader Highlights Nation’s Monopoly-Dominated Economy

The killing of President Jovenal Moïse took place against a backdrop of elite power, anticompetitive policies, and the U.S. doing little to create…

July 5, 2021

Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands closer to getting $2 billion for electric grid repairs

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a federal register notice for $1.93 billion in electrical grid funding, outlining the…

July 2, 2021

Tourism-Dependent Caribbean sees signs of life on travel uptick

Some Caribbean nations are seeing signs of a recovery in tourism after border closures and the Covid-19 pandemic decimated their economies last year.…