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The economics of energy transformation zeroes in on infrastructure in Antigua and Barbuda
February 11, 2021
Prime minister and minister of finance and corporate governance, Gaston Browne has undertaken energy transformation focusing on renewable energy, climate resilience, and a development fund to power Antigua and Barbuda. To facilitate such access, the government will complete the $55 million new airport on Barbuda in 2020. The estimated value of all the projects, which […]
Construction begins on hurricane-resistant clean energy power plant in Antigua and Barbuda under UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Partnership Fund
October 26, 2020
The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Partnership Fund has announced the start of construction for a hurricane-resistant clean energy plant in Antigua and Barbuda to help the twin-island nation recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Irma in 2017. Source
Barbuda will have a climate-resilient and green supply of energy thanks to international partnership
September 23, 2019
A partnership between the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund, the Caricom Development Fund, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda will build a resilient renewable energy system on Barbuda, where electrical infrastructure was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017. Over USD 10 million dollars will be provided […]
UK delivers capacity-building programme for blue economy in Antigua and Barbuda
May 28, 2019
The UK Government’s Commonwealth Marine Programme completed a three-week capacity building programme in Antigua and Barbuda last month. The programme aimed to support a safer maritime trade and the growth of Antigua and Barbuda’s Blue Economy. In attendance were representatives from Antigua and Barbuda’s Department of Maritime Affairs and External Relations, the Survey and Mapping […]
Study of feasibility for tidal energy technology in the Eastern Caribbean announced
February 28, 2019
Minesto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Antigua and Barbuda to start a study of feasibility for a potential tidal energy project. The Swedish marine energy technology developer Minesto uses ocean currents and tidal streams to produce electricity. The study facilitated by the United Nations Office for Project Services Antigua and […]
Solar park in Antigua enters into commission
January 11, 2019
The Swiss-based clean energy company, The meeco Group, has announced two of its solar projects, totaling 4.44 MWp, simultaneously entered into operation – one in Germany, and the other in Antigua. The projects were both commissioned in December 2018, on the same date. The Bethesda project, in Antigua, built and commissions by PV Energy, is […]
Solar PV/ Battery hybrid power plant in Barbuda to receive funding from New Zealand
November 2, 2018
A renewable energy power plant in Barbuda will receive funding from the New Zealand government with the wider aim of supporting the re-development of the island. New Zealand Ambassador Anton Ojala announced that Auckland would provide half a million USD for the UAE Power Station and Solar PV/ Battery Hybrid Plant in Cardington after meeting […]
BarberWind Turbines launches new weather resilient design
October 1, 2018
The innovative wind technology company BarberWind Turbines announced the launch of its BTW 800kW in Grand Cayman, at the Caribbean Transitional Energy Conference. The turbine is designed to provide electricity to the distributed generation market, and is “especially interesting to Caribbean island nations”, said the company’s press release, due to its built-in lifting system and […]
Antigua and Barbuda green lights the stalled solar and storage project
September 20, 2018
A solar PV and grid-stabilising energy storage facilities project in Antigua and Barbuda will go forward, led jointly by clean energy provider PV Energy, and state-owned utility APUA, and supported by the Citizenship by Investment Unit. The project will help realise the goal of ensuring environmental sustainability in Antigua and Barbuda. The Green Antigua and […]