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  • Sol Ecolution and Blue Circle Energy signed an MoU to jointly promote community solar projects in Barbados

    July 13, 2022

    Sol Ecolution, the renewable energy and low-carbon unit of Caribbean group Sol Petroleum and the Barbados based firm, Blue Circle Energy, signed an MoU for the joint promotion of around 30 MW community solar projects in Barbados. Source: Sol Petroleum

  • Barbados will begin constructing a 10 MW solar plant within the year

    June 2, 2022

    The Barbados Workers’ Union, Barbados National Oil Company Limited, and Emera Caribbean signed an MoU to begin constructing a US$25 million, 10 MW solar plant at Mangrove, St. Philip, within a year. Source: GIS Barbados

  • The second phase of the Energy Smart Fund is open for Barbados’ companies

    June 2, 2022

    The second phase of the IDB-led Energy Smart Fund in Barbados is now open to micro, small, and medium enterprises across sectors, with the ability to invest US$13 million in total. Source: Barbados Loop News

  • IDB issues request for EOI to assist Barbados in structuring a framework for a larger capacity of utility-scale RE and storage

    March 29, 2022

    The IDB issued a request for expressions of interest to assist Barbados in structuring a competitive framework to secure a larger capacity of utility-scale renewable energy and/or storage. The winner will create a procurement process that will include pre-qualification requirements and documents, tender documents, and evaluation criteria. Source: BN Americas 

  • Barbados Prime Minister defends decision to explore for oil and gas

    March 17, 2022

    Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley defended the decision to explore for oil and gas along their maritime border with Trinidad and Tobago. According to Mottley, describing it as an issue of equity, fossil fuels have the potential to finance Barbados’s bid for net zero. Source: Argus Media

  • Barbados adds 14 electric buses to their fleet

    February 26, 2022

    The Barbados Transport Board received 14 additional electric buses, bringing the total to 49. The new additions comprise part of the initial $42 million deployed to procure electric buses and build out associated infrastructure. Barbados has the largest fleet of electric buses in the Caribbean. Source: Nation News

  • Barbados Prime Minister proposes Regional Renewable Energy Fund

    February 26, 2022

    The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, proposed the establishment of a regional renewable energy fund to finance the transition towards net zero. Mottley called for at least 10% of net revenues from new energy exporters in the Caribbean region. Source: Stabroek News

  • Rubis Acquires 51% of HDF’s Hydrogen Power and Storage Project in Barbados

    February 16, 2022

    Rubis has acquired 51% of HDF’s hydrogen power and storage project in Barbados. Producing baseload power for 16,000 Barbadians from solar and locally produced green hydrogen, the project is the largest hydrogen power and storage project under development in the Caribbean. Source: Market Screener

  • The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Wins Energy Globe Award

    February 15, 2022

    The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) won the Energy Globe Award at the end of 2021 for its work in transforming the water sector in Barbados. Source: Caribbean National Weekly

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