Bahamas

Bahamas: Nassau Container Port plans 5MW solar array

January 4, 2017

Arawak Port Development is seeking to install a 5MW solar array at the Nassau Container Port in the Bahamas, IJGlobal has exclusively learned. The project is still in the planning phase, but IJGlobal was told that financing is being sought from development banks active in the region to match with Arawak equity. It was said […]

“More Than 80% Now Have Power,” says BPL

November 1, 2016

Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) authority says that over  80% of the more than 5,000 residential customers of New Providence have had electricity restored. Two teams each from PowerSecure and Caribbean Electricity Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) are working with local contractors and aim for a “full-restoration” by the end of the week. Significant progress has […]

Deputy Prime Minister of Bahamas Confirms Role in CARIF

September 16, 2016

The organizers of the Caribbean Infrastructure Finance Forum (CARIF) are proud to announce that Hon. Philip E. “Brave” Davis, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Works and Urban Development, has confirmed he will participate in the inaugural event in Nassau this December. In 2015, the Deputy Prime Minister asserted a commitment to developing national infrastructure […]

The Bahamas could vanish if climate change is not reversed

December 4, 2015

Bahamas’ Prime Minister Perry Christie warned that “with 80 percent of our land within one metre or five feet of mean sea level, business as usual with regard to climate change threatens the very existence of the Bahamas as we know it.” This year alone, Hurricane Joaquin left the small-island nation with $ USD100 million […]

Grand Bahama Power to Introduce Solar to Energy Mix

November 4, 2015

The Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) hopes to help residents of the Bahamas take advantage of solar energy once generation technology is introduced to the energy mix in 2016. The Renewable Energy Rider rate (RER) will allow GBPC customers the opportunity to sell energy back to the grid, from residential solar PV, wind turbines and other […]

Bahamas Prime Minister Tells Foreign Investors ‘The Time Is Now’

September 13, 2015

In an address last week in London, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christine encouraged global investors to consider the Caribbean, saying that “the climate is indeed ripe for inward investment in the Caribbean.” He added that efforts in Barbados and across the region to implement reforms and promote investment have had the effect of “strengthening of compliance and […]