Caribbean Clean Energy Archives - Page 46 of 48

The Bahamas gets a boost for Blue Economy
September 10, 2020
The IDB approved a US$200 million loan to promote the blue economy in The Bahamas. The program scope looks to supporting the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) continuity, modernizing the institutional and legal framework to protect the natural resources, and economic diversification. Source
The Evolving Utility: An Interview with FortisTCI CEO, Ruth Forbes

From our Editorial Team
August 20, 2020
Following her recent appointment as the new President and CEO of FortisTCI, we sat down with Ruth Forbes to talk about the clean energy transition in the Caribbean, her priorities for the Turks and Caicos utility, and how women can take a bigger role in the energy sector. You joined FortisTCI in 2006, and have […]
Prime Minister Mia Mottley to chair joint World Bank, IMF committee
August 20, 2020
Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados has been nominated to serve as Development Committee Chair, in a joint appointment with Mesdames Azucena Arbeleche, Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay. In line with the nomination by the Chairs of the Latin American and the Caribbean Region, the […]
Jamaica’s big electricity users one step closer to wheeling, OUR to determine rates
August 20, 2020
Jamaica’s largest consumers of electricity are a step closer to being allowed to supply their satellite operations with energy from their own power stations – a process called wheeling – now that the Office of Utilities Regulation, OUR, has made a determination on the methodology it will use to set the rates the organisations will […]
“Underwater Space Station” to be built in Curacao
August 20, 2020
The “underwater version” of the International Space Station is coming to the Caribbean island of Curaçao. Renowned ocean explorer Fabien Cousteau has announced his plans for PROTEUS, a project that’s being billed as the “world’s most advanced scientific research station and habitat.” “We are delighted to be home to PROTEUS,” said Dr Steven Martina, Curaçao’s […]
In controversial fight for top bank job, Trump nominee lays out his Caribbean commitment
August 20, 2020
Mauricio Claver-Carone, U.S. President Donald Trump’s candidate to take over the helm of the IDB vowed to elevate the attention given to the Caribbean. In an interview with The Miami Herald, Claver-Carone said ensuring someone from the Caribbean becomes vice president and helping middle- and higher-income Caribbean countries find more favorable financing are among his […]
Decarbonisation brings job opportunities to LAC
August 20, 2020
The transition to a net-zero emission economy could lead to 15 million more jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030, helping to restart sustainable economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by the IDB and the International Labour Organization. Report and more information here.
From the Front-Line: Caribbean Corporate Leaders on the Impacts of Covid-19
August 11, 2020
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CDB program to train and certify solar PV workforce in the Caribbean
August 7, 2020
Current and potential solar photovoltaics (PV) practitioners in the Eastern Caribbean are currently benefiting from a training and international certification programme, aimed at persons who are currently working or are interested in the industry but lack internationally recognised certification. Approximately 150 women and men will be trained in the installation of PV systems as part […]