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Canadian company to bring solar PV to Cuba
November 21, 2017
Construction on a new solar PV project will start in Northwestern Cuba in January 2018. Deltro Group Ltd. a Canadian-based developer of clean renewable energy projects was awarded a contract to build, own and operate a solar photovoltaic electric generating facility in north western Cuba. The facility will feed into the national grid, operated and maintained […]
Solar and electric vehicles projects in Barbados, energy policy expected in coming weeks
November 21, 2017
A $50 million UAE grant program will help fund two new solar projects in Barbados. The first project is a 500 kW ground-mounted solar PV project at the Bowmanston pumping station in St. John. The project will reduce the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) energy consumption by 20% reduce yearly cost by $500,000. The second project […]
U.S. to provide $4.3m funding to Caribbean for energy diversification
November 20, 2017
The United States State Department announced they will provide $4.3 million in funding to support energy diversification in the Caribbean. Opportunities through the funding will include technical assistance, grant funding for project preparation, and new opportunities for U.S. energy firms and exports. The announcement of the funding was first made on Wednesday at the U.S. […]
Top Five CREF 2017 Takeaways

From our Editorial Team
November 13, 2017
Weeks after Irma and Maria plowed through the Caribbean, over 500 regional and international leaders gathered in Miami for the 2017 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum. Dialog between stakeholders is increasingly sophisticated and the pipeline of projects is deepening, but now there is a new urgency around discussions driven by the need for islands to rethink […]
Nevis geothermal project progress: Drilling rig arrives on island
November 8, 2017
Equipment for the first phase of the geothermal development project on Nevis, began arriving on the island following shipping delays due to the recent passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, pushing the start-up dates from October to mid-November. Mr. Mc Levon “Makie” Tross, Local Representative for the geothermal developers Nevis Renewable Energy International (NREI), told […]
BMR Energy to build solar PV for Jamaican sugar industry
November 8, 2017
An important partnership has formed between a leading regional solar developer and Jamaica’s sugar industry. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda, made the announcement at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SCJ Holdings Ltd and BMR Energy LLC. The Monymusk sugar factory in Clarendon, Jamaica will get a solar upgrade […]
Grenada road upgrades to be examined with CDB funded study
November 2, 2017
Grenada’s roads that link rural communities, cities, and ports are in need of improvement, and a $1.2 million grant will fund a feasibility study for required upgrades. The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved a grant of £930,000 (US$1.2 million) to the government of Grenada, to prepare a feasibility study and […]
Haiti receives $35 million World Bank grant to scale up renewable energy
November 2, 2017
A World Bank project will infuse $35 million into Haiti’s economy to to scale up renewable energy investments and improve electricity access for Haitians. The project – which entails two grants from two separate World Bank grant programs – will consist of two components: 1) grid-connected energy, such as solar PV to demonstrate viability, while […]
Jamaica’s health infrastructure overhaul makes progress
October 31, 2017
Jamaica’s healthcare infrastructure will be assessed over the next six months to ascertain improvements needed. The Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the assessment will determine what the needs are in terms of specialist care, additional beds and operating theatres, among other things. These improvements will benefit many facilities that will receive […]