Caribbean - New Energy Events

Jamaica anticipates 500 MW energy tender early 2021

Starting early 2021, Jamaica plans to develop over 500 megawatts of new generation. “It is envisioned that competition will bring the price of electricity down, while bringing the best technologies into the energy sector,” said Minister of Science, Energy & Technology Fayval Williams in a webinar discussion on ‘Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Opportunities’ on Thursday. […]
CDB program to train and certify solar PV workforce in the Caribbean

Current and potential solar photovoltaics (PV) practitioners in the Eastern Caribbean are currently benefiting from a training and international certification programme, aimed at persons who are currently working or are interested in the industry but lack internationally recognised certification. Approximately 150 women and men will be trained in the installation of PV systems as part […]
IDB Invest approves $2m credit facility for Caribbean LED Lighting

IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, approved a revolving credit facility of up to US$2 million to Caribbean LED Lighting Inc. (CLL) in Barbados. The facility will facilitate access to finance for the private sector, and will be used to expand the operations of the company within the Caribbean region […]
Dominica’s geothermal project bids come in over budget

Dominica’s geothermal project is facing a big roadblock – substantially higher project costs than anticipated. Following a September 2019 tender for the construction of a geothermal power plant on the island, three bids reviewed as valid all came in at prices significantly higher than estimates for project costs. The project had previously secured sufficient funds […]
Record lows in Bermuda’s power consumption due to solar, storage and energy efficiency

Since peak energy was reached in 2009, residential consumption has fallen by 14 per cent and commercial usage has dropped by 20 per cent, and today Bermuda’s power consumption has dropped to its lowest level in 20 years The reduction meant that Belco’s annual output of energy has dipped below 600 million kilowatt hours for […]
Jamaica building islandwide EV charging network

Emanuel DaRosa, the outgoing president and CEO of Jamaica Public Service, JPS, will leave as the company starts setting up an islandwide electric vehicle-charging station network. “This year, you will be able to travel all across the island and never be more than 40 kilometres from a charging station. EVs will transform our lives as […]
Trinidad and Tobago receives $5m grant for low-carbon cooling technologies

The Ministry of Planning Development said a US$5 million grant has been awarded for a national project on the development of low-carbon refrigeration and air conditioning technologies. In a statement issued Thursday, the ministry said the US$5.21 million grant is the largest-ever grant-funded project under the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) awarded to Trinidad and Tobago. The […]
Caribbean tourism could move away from mass market approach

Caribbean tourism, pummelled by the impact of the coronavirus, may need to move away from mass market tourism as post-COVID-19 may see fewer tourist arrivals, experts have told a webinar on the ailing industry. Caribbean Development Bank official S. Brian Samuel warned that there may not be a quick rebound in regional tourism, neither long-stay […]
Cuba solar farm to double capacity by end of May

The Cuban government has continued works to double the capacity of a 2-5.MW solar photovoltaic (PV) park in Mayajigua in the northern municipality of Yaguajay, state-owned news agency Prensa Latina reported on Saturday. The soon to be a 5-MW park will become the largest in Sancti Spiritus province. Its expansion will allow the generation of 315 […]