Agenda

Pre-Covid, the Caribbean’s pathway toward a low-carbon energy future was beginning to become clear. The events of the past year have put a spotlight on the urgency of sustainable and resilient energy policy and investment. The region is ready to upshift from aspirational thinking to innovative, impactful action, and industry stakeholders are taking note.

CREF will gather regional stakeholders twice over the course of six months to build that new paradigm—creating a competitive market that effectively delivers clean and resilient electric grids. First at CREF Virtual this October, bringing the region together to come to grips on what the new normal for the Caribbean clean energy market looks like. Then, CREF Miami in April, when we’ll meet in person for the first time since 2019 to accelerate the promise of projects to action in the region.

We’ll be exploring the following themes:

• The Big Picture. How has the macro context to the energy transition in the Caribbean changed? Is there the political will – and capital – to get it done? What are the implications of the US push for clean energy? Does COP26 matter, and why?
• The Project Pipeline. What’s new, what’s stalled, and which projects are making headway? What needs to be done to build a bankable project pipeline in today’s environment?
• Markets Making Moves. We’ll be drilling down into success stories and opportunities in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the OECS, Jamaica, and more.
• At the Cutting Edge. Are we seeing (at last) a breakthrough for distributed generation and storage in the Caribbean? Are we on track for EVs?
• Landscape for Financing. How has the appetite for risk changed? How does that impact in project bankability? Perspectives from the multilaterals, commercial lenders, private equity, and philanthropic capital. Is there too much capital chasing too few projects?
• Challenges to Project Development in 2021-22. How have the past two years impacted supply chains, labor force and other defining components of project development in the region?

Be there for the Caribbean’s premier clean energy event, as we make what happens next.

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