The Energy Bureau of Puerto Rico launched a proposal process to acquire at least 1,000 MW of renewable energy capacity and 500 MW of energy storage. Source: PV Magazine
Jamaica launches a new floating solar project that includes 45 MW of solar panels on the surface of the Mona Reservoir. The project, financed by Derillion Energy Limited, costs US$62.5 million and will generate clean, renewable energy for the site. Source: Carib Journal
Tech group, Wärtsilä will supply two 10MW/10MWh energy storage systems to the Caribbean Utilities Company Ltd (CUC) in the Cayman Islands. The project is CUC’s first energy storage system. Source: Renewables Now
The Alliance of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS) is lobbying to include loss and damage finance as an agenda item at the upcoming global climate talks. Source: Jamaica-Gleaner
According to Philip Davis, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, the government will invest US$14.2 million into the installation of a 25 MW battery energy storage system at the Baillou Hill Power Plant. They also plan to invest US$35 million into the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in the Family Islands, and feasibility studies on […]
The Haiti-based Off-Grid Electricity Fund (OGEF), co-financed by the World Bank has equipped around 300 households in rural Haiti with clean energy from Okra Solar’s Mesh-Grid technology. Source: Okra Solar
Turtle Beach Island Resort in Belize will switch from a diesel backup generation to a battery-powered clean energy system. The On.Energy Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will allow the resort to eliminate its reliance on fossil fuels. Source: Alt Energy Mag
Cuba’s minister of energy and mining, Livan Arronte and the French Ambassador to Cuba, Patrice Paoli, signed a letter of intent to accelerate the development of renewable energy on the island. Source: Renewables Now
