Caribbean Infrastructure News

May 21, 2021

Devastating natural disasters show the need for resilient, sustainable and inclusive infrastructure

The eruptions on St Vincent are only the latest example of the damage such events can inflict on infrastructure that is not built to be resilient.…

May 21, 2021

Puma Energy launches solar energy program in Puerto Rico

Puma Energy confirmed plans to install solar power at up to 200 of its retail stations in Puerto Rico, announced the company in a press conference.…

May 19, 2021

New solar energy project to add 60 MW to Puerto Rico’s electric grid

The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) of the Public Service Regulatory Board announced today the approval of a solar energy project that will add a…

May 17, 2021

Pandemic derails Caribbean islands’ bid for greener, cheaper energy

A lack of climate finance, electricity monopolies and now the pandemic’s ripple effects are slowing the Caribbean’s shift from economies run on…

May 8, 2021

Electric vehicles and renewables will need a dramatic rise in mineral supply, IEA warns

The supply of critical minerals crucial for technologies such as wind turbines and electric vehicles will have to be ramped up over the next decades…

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…