Caribbean Infrastructure News

December 8, 2021

Caricom talks sustainable energy and moves away from fossil fuel

The Seventh Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF) hosted by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable…

December 8, 2021

IRENA, small island states align to accelerate energy transition

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) have signed an agreement that will see the two…

December 8, 2021

$3 trillion in Latin American oil assets are at serious risk due to lacking energy transitions

Early this year, the World Bank named Iraq, Libya, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Iran, Guyana, Algeria, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan as the…

November 29, 2021

Build Forward: An ambitious initiative to accelerate the energy transition in the Caribbean

By Therese Turner Jones and Roberto G. Aiello While the Caribbean’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are low compared to the global aggregate, the…

November 26, 2021

Seabased signs site deal for 40-MW wave energy project in Bermuda

Wave energy company Seabased announced that it has signed an agreement with the Bermuda government to advance on the development of a 40-MW commercial…

November 18, 2021

Evergo Jamaica to add 300 EV stations

Evergo Jamaica has earmarked US$1 million for the second phase of its installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the island.…

November 11, 2021

British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation issues a request for qualifications for a renewable energy microgrid

On November 8, 2021, the BVIEC issued an RFQ for qualified companies to express their interest in providing engineering, procurement and construction…

November 5, 2021

Caribbean NGO training citizens to provide safe solar PV installations

Green Solutions International SKN Incorporated (GSI), a Caribbean energy company and solar photovoltaic (PV) training provider, is developing the…

November 5, 2021

Antigua – Barbuda, Tuvalu to seek justice for climate change damage before international courts

The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda – current chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the prime minister of Tuvalu today…