The 7th Annual CREF Industry Awards were presented live on stage at CREF 2025 in Miami on May 8. Selected by an independent jury of industry experts, the winners represent the best of the Caribbean’s clean energy transition – from visionary leadership to groundbreaking projects and impactful programs.
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Full List of 2025 Winners
🌟 2024/25 Energy Leadership MVP
Joseph Williams
- Founder and Principal Consultant, Sustainable Energy Advisors, Caribbean (SEA-Caribbean)
- Formerly Coordinator, Sustainable Energy (Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency), Caribbean Development Bank
📜 Best Clean Energy Policy or Program
LAIT UP BELIZE!
Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics, Belize
⚡ Best Distributed Generation Project and/or C&I Project
Solengy Haiti
IFC
🚗 Best E-Mobility Program
Supporting the Implementation of NDCs in the Caribbean
The University of the West Indies, Mona
🔌 Best E-Mobility Project
Test Drive Zero
Rum and Sargassum Inc.
💡 Best Energy Efficiency Project
Cayman Islands Residential and Public Sector Building Energy Efficiency Programmes
Ministry of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency and Wellness
Cayman Islands Government
🛡️ Best Energy Resilience Project
Renewable Water Project Solar PV-Desalination
OECS | Nevis Island Administration
💰 Best Financing Program
Coastal Petroleum
Dominicana S.A. | Banco Popular | Magnetar Global Partners
🔋 Best Large Scale Energy Storage Project
Utility Scale Battery for Spinning Reserve
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.
☀️ Best Large Utility Scale Project
Consorcio Energético Punta Cana Macao (CEPM)
Banco Popular Dominicano
⚙️ Best Medium Scale Energy Storage Project
Dominica Battery for Spinning Reserve
Smart Energy
⚡ Best Microgrid Project
Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point
Disney Cruise Lines | Bahamas Energy and Solar | Solar Island Energy
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