Caribbean Clean Energy

Colombia’s renewables auction attracts 107 participants

September 7, 2021

Colombia’s third renewable energy auction drew interest from 107 companies seeking pre-qualification, SIN grid operator XM Compania de Expertos en Mercados, which is organizing the event, has said. Of the total, 55 companies have registered as off-takers, with 52 participants vying to sell power from non-conventional renewable energy sources. The deadline to register on the […]

Building a microgrid that stands its ground in the storm-tossed Caribbean

September 1, 2021

Microgrids act as an alternative, incorporating cleaner fuel sources, such as solar, and cutting the costs of fuel from diesel. Equally important, new microgrids are being designed to operate through the islands’ fierce, hurricane winds and heavy rains across the Caribbean.   Source

Colombia’s ISA receives permit for Caribbean grid link

September 1, 2021

Interconexión Eléctrica (ISA) has received an environmental permit for its Sabanalarga-Bolívar transmission project in northern Colombia, according to licensing authority ANLA.   Source

Caribbean, Central America solar development advances

September 1, 2021

Various companies across Central America and the Caribbean reported advances in developing solar capacity in the region. The report highlights the Dominican Republic’s national energy commission (CNE) has authorized photovoltaic resource studies for four solar projects which hold provisional concessions. It also highlighted the provisional licenses granted in Panama to Argentum Solar and Caldera Energy for […]

LUMA Energy says grid stabilization work has begun

September 1, 2021

Following a power outage that affected more than 100,000 people across Puerto Rico, LUMA Energy said it had begun work to stabilize the island’s grid, El Vocero reported. Source (in Spanish)

Evergo projects 500 electric charging stations in Dominican Republic by close of 2021

September 1, 2021

With more than 300 charging stations for the latest electric vehicles, Evergo, a subsidiary of the parent company InterEnergy Group, plans to close the year with 500 stations in the national territory. “Ahead of the future of electric mobility in the Dominican Republic, with the deployment of the most extensive network in the region, Evergo […]

Policy action for climate resilient energy systems in small islands vulnerable to hurricanes

August 25, 2021

With over 30 storms named, 2020’s Atlantic hurricane season was the most active on record and the tenth consecutive year with eight or more billion-dollar disasters. Caribbean consistently ranks as one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change and is prioritizing adaptation measures and infrastructure that may reduce the costs of climate-related disasters and build […]