Anguilla - New Energy Events

Blue Economy Accounted for 7% of Jamaica’s GDP in 2017
February 12, 2020
The Blue Economy was responsible for more than US$1 billion of GDP in Jamaica in 2017, according to Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Director of Economics Dr. Justin Ram. The announcement was part of the CDB’s annual news conference in Barbados, and included wider discussions about economic growth in the region. Among the economic leaders in […]
Anguilla bets on mobile energy storage

From our Editorial Team
January 23, 2020
Contributing Authors: Melissa Meade, Director of Environment, Government of Anguilla; Dallen Connor, Coordinator of Environmental Control and Pollution, Government of Anguilla; Alec Macklis, Founder and CEO, Gridspan Energy The Caribbean is a hotspot for innovative energy storage, and the new project out of Anguilla is the latest to make a splash. The 125-kW mobile containerized battery system […]
Anguilla launches mobile energy storage pilot project
November 22, 2019
Anguilla has rolled out a mobile energy storage pilot with the commissioning of a containerized battery from Gridspan Energy. The 125kW mobile battery system can be quickly deployed to sites and is operational within 15 minutes. This pilot program, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, has emergency response and solar storage capabilities. Source
Anguillan hotel completes solar PV installation
May 16, 2019
The Frangipani Beach Resort in Anguilla, British West Indies, has completed a renewable energy project which will power 70 percent of the resort. Eight hundred PV solar panels will provide 370 KWh of energy. One of the main feature of the resort -and one of the first the guests will see upon arrival- the installation […]
Request for Proposals: Anguilla seeks developer to rebuild 1 MW solar plant
August 30, 2018
Anguilla Electricity Company, Ltd. Solar Farm Rebuild Request for Proposals Update The Anguilla Electricity Company, Ltd. (ANGLEC) has extended the submission deadline for the July 2018 Request for Proposals (RFP) tenders to 28 th September 2018. They invite all interested parties to view the request for proposal document at http://bit.ly/ANGLECSolarFarmRFP or http://bit.ly/ANGLECSolarFarmRFPCARILEC
Anguilla will expand and rebuild air and sea ports
October 4, 2017
Anguilla was decimated by Hurricane Irma, but plans to rebuild better are already in the works. While phone, internet, and electricity are being restored to the island, travel ports are getting an upgrade. The chief minister of Anguilla, Victor Banks, announced that plans are in place for the expansion of Anguilla’s Clayton J. Lloyd International […]
Small plant, big impact: Powering Anguilla with the sun
April 19, 2017
Each day as the sun bathes the 35.14 square miles of Anguilla, there is one spot where perhaps its rays are appreciated as more than just the signal of another beautiful day in paradise. The four-acre spot stands out from the surrounding topography. The green scrub has been removed and replaced with blue and silver […]
CDB loans Anguilla funds for renewables
May 18, 2016
The Government of Anguilla is implementing a strategy to improve economic stability in the country over the next four years. A new partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will provide US$35.3 million to achieve four key outcomes: improved banking system stability, a better environment for business and investment, upgrades to transport infrastructure and increased […]
Caribbean Development Bank Approves Loan for Anguilla Solar
July 28, 2015
In pursuit of a targeted 30% renewable energy by 2030, the Government of Anguilla borrowed $2.3 million USD to fund the installation of 1 MW of solar. This project will allow the Anguilla Electricity Company Limited (ANGLEC) to monitor the impact of the introduction of intermittent renewables into the energy matrix. The loan was provided […]