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JPS gets $50-m grant for smart LED streetlight project
July 1, 2016
New LED streetlights will illuminate much of Jamaica starting in December 2016. An agreement between to the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will include the conversion of 105,000 streetlights from High Pressure Sodium to Light Emitting Diode (LED); a J$50 million grant from USTDA will fund the […]
ProCuba & MINAGRI Confirm for Cuban Summit
June 29, 2016
The organizers of the Cuba Energy & Infrastructure Summit are pleased to announce the participation of Mr. Jose Suarez Leon, Director of Energy in the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI), and Mr. Roberto Verrier Castro, head of ProCuba, Cuba’s investment promotion agency. Mr. Suarez Leon will speak to the emerging opportunities for energy generation in […]
Utility CEOs Confirm for Blue Ribbon Session at CREF 2016
June 28, 2016
The price of oil may be off historic highs, but the pressure on Caribbean utility leaders remains intense. Juggling resource planning alongside nationally mandated INDCs, and contemplating a transition to gas and renewables, it’s a brave new world for the region’s suppliers of power. Against this backdrop the organizers of CREF are excited to announce […]
Barbados lone Caribbean country to purchase LNG from US
June 27, 2016
Amidst renewable energy growth in the Caribbean, Barbados is the lone country to import LNG from the U.S. According to a United States Department of Energy report, Barbados imported 7, 432 million cubic feet (Mcf) of LNG during the period February 5 to April 29, 2016. The U.S. currently sells LNG to countries such as […]
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association calls upon governments, private sector to create tourism agenda as US House passes Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act
June 24, 2016
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is thus urging a public-private partnership between Caribbean nations and the U.S. that will strengthen an existing tourism relationship. CEO and Director General of the CHTA and CREF 2016 speaker, Frank Comito, explained, “the tourism ties between the United States and the Caribbean extend well beyond the 14.3 […]
Pre-CREF Utility Workshop Expanded to Full Day; Preliminary Line-Up Announced
June 22, 2016
The annual Utility Workshop, a cornerstone of CREF’s offering to Caribbean utilities, has been expanded for 2016 to a full day. Taking place over the course of October 17th, topics will include the transition to utility 2.0, grid modernization, energy storage, advanced distributed generation strategies to reduce peakload consumption, and mitigating the impact of changing […]
CHTA to Co-Host Session on Opportunities for RE Projects in the Caribbean Tourism Sector
June 20, 2016
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) has confirmed that it will co-host a session focusing on opportunities for the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the regional tourism sector. The session, which will be led by CHTA President & CEO Frank Comito, takes place against the backdrop of the over 100 […]
USAID project bolsters Dominica’s climate change resilience
June 13, 2016
Dominica continues to work on recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Erika, which hit the island last year. A USAID-funded project will help to improve resiliency against climate change and future storms. United States ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Linda Taglialatela praised the $9.5 million Rallying the […]
Developer of Nevis geothermal project seeking funding from OPIC
June 13, 2016
Nevis Renewable Energy International has approached the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to finance a geothermal project. The project has had a couple challenges that will raise questions for the powerful fossil fuel group, including one well site where significant steam levels did not produce the energy projected by administrators. The government of Nevis has deferred […]