Caribbean Infrastructure News

May 5, 2021

UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund awards EPC contract to build resilient clean-energy project worth US$50m in Dominica

The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF), the largest renewable energy investment of its type in the region, which is fully financed by Abu…

April 28, 2021

REOI for development of a Caribbean Blended Finance for Resilience Fund (CBFR)

The Caribbean Climate Smart Accelerator (CCSA) has applied for financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of Consultancy…

April 26, 2021

US, Caribbean mend fences on energy cooperation

A meeting yesterday among US secretary of state Tony Blinken and foreign ministers of Caribbean regional trade group Caricom has rekindled cooperation…

April 9, 2021

Cox Energy America to buy 40% in Spanish PV firm Ibox Energy

Mexico City-based Cox Energy America SAB de CV on Wednesday announced its arrival in Europe via an agreement to acquire a 40% in Spanish solar PV…

April 9, 2021

BMR Energy rebuilds hurricane-damaged St. Thomas solar farm

BMR Energy, a Virgin Group company and developer, owner, and operator of clean energy projects in the Caribbean and Latin America, announced today…

March 31, 2021

3 Takeaways from the 5th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum

From our Editorial Team

Against the backdrop of a post-pandemic recovery, Caribbean stakeholders convened on March 24-25 at the 5th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF)…

March 29, 2021

Algae cleared from Caribbean beaches can power hotels

Y.A. Maof, an Israeli company that works on environmental and waste disposal projects. After a trip in the Dominican Republic, the company…

March 17, 2021

Can we revitalize Caribbean economies through investment in infrastructure?

From our Editorial Team

The arrival of COVID-19 on Caribbean shores threatened to unleash a double-digit recession in a region dependent on air, sea and land transport to…

March 15, 2021

RFP for new natural gas-fired generation in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican government just launched today the RFP for new natural gas-fired generation, through the three state-owned energy distribution…