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Nine Caribbean Renewable Energy Trends to Watch in 2020

From our Editorial Team
February 11, 2020
A new decade, a new era for the Caribbean energy market? Correlating the arrival of 2020 with a watershed in the way in which the region operates is, arguably, a fool’s game. What’s undeniable, however, is that if evolution is sometimes slow, sometimes rapid, we are currently in a period characterized by the latter. Change […]
Bahamas “green island” solar farm nears completion
February 7, 2020
The Bahamas solar PV project on Ragged Island, meant to be completed in January 2020, continues to face delays due in part to the after-effects of Hurricane Dorian. The solar panels are now installed, remaining work to be carried out includes building overhead transmission lines, finishing the ground wiring, and installing the energy storage equipment. […]
Dominican Republic installed solar capacity to double this year
February 6, 2020
This year, five solar parks for a combined 206MW are penciled in to begin operations in the Dominican Republic, joining the 163 MW of solar already online. The CNE (national energy commission) just granted provisional concessions for an additional 123 MW of solar energy projects. The developers have 18 months to conduct necessary studies and […]
Anguilla bets on mobile energy storage

From our Editorial Team
January 23, 2020
Contributing Authors: Melissa Meade, Director of Environment, Government of Anguilla; Dallen Connor, Coordinator of Environmental Control and Pollution, Government of Anguilla; Alec Macklis, Founder and CEO, Gridspan Energy The Caribbean is a hotspot for innovative energy storage, and the new project out of Anguilla is the latest to make a splash. The 125-kW mobile containerized battery system […]
Trinidad and Haiti among islands receiving UAE support for climate-resilient energy projects
January 16, 2020
The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF) has entered the second cycle of its $50 million three-year plan to build climate-resilient renewable energy projects in 16 Caribbean nations. It said it has successfully completed new development and funded agreements for the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guyana, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The […]
New Fortress boosts Jamaica’s LNG demand with new plant
November 22, 2019
A new gas-fired 150MW power plant in Jamaica is helping drive up local LNG demand in a boon for U.S.-based New Fortress Energy. The Jamalco plant is expected to boost the company’s portfolio, which saw the bulk of its US$50 million in quarterly sales come from Jamaica. New Fortress aims to increase its current Jamaican […]
Anguilla launches mobile energy storage pilot project
November 22, 2019
Anguilla has rolled out a mobile energy storage pilot with the commissioning of a containerized battery from Gridspan Energy. The 125kW mobile battery system can be quickly deployed to sites and is operational within 15 minutes. This pilot program, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, has emergency response and solar storage capabilities. Source
US$1 trillion energy investment coming to LAC
November 22, 2019
Latin America and the Caribbean could see a US$1 trillion windfall in energy and infrastructure investments over the next five years, according to a senior U.S. Treasury Department official. It is expected that a portion of that funding may flow through the América Crece program, launched in 2018 to address myriad barriers to infrastructure development […]
LAC poised for solar capacity surge
November 18, 2019
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) indicates that Latin America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity by a factor of 40 in the next 30 years. By 2050, solar PV would be the second-largest power source behind wind, with the potential to employ over 18 million people. An […]