Cayman Islands

Are Cayman’s renewable energy goals attainable? Q&A with Hon. Kurt Tibbetts

From our Editorial Team

May 5, 2017

New Energy Events spoke with Hon. Kurt Tibbetts, Minister of Planning, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure, and asked him whether he thought the target of 70% renewables in 20 years as outlined in the Cayman Islands National Energy Policy was realistic – and whether the utility, CUC, was onboard. The Cayman Islands National Energy Policy specifies […]

Cayman’s first utility scale solar plant to be commissioned next month

March 24, 2017

A previously delayed 5 MW solar project in Cayman has resumed progress and construction will begin next week. The array, abutting Pease Bay Pond on a former vegetable farm, will begin producing 5 megawatts of electricity for the Caribbean Utilities Company by late April, completing a project delayed since October, and launching Cayman’s first industrial experiment […]

Cayman Islands: Proposed National Energy Policy sets goal of 70% renewables by 2037

January 26, 2017

The Cayman Islands are reviewing a National Energy Policy which would increase the current 0.9% renewables in its electricity mix to 70% by 2037. Cayman Islands Councillor to the Minister of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs, Winston Connolly, told attendees gathered at the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF) this week that the draft Policy was […]

Cayman: renewables could meet 60 MW capacity need

December 16, 2016

In a public meeting this week in Cayman, The Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) revealed it expects to add up to another 60 megawatts of power to the current 100 MW it produces now. The capacity additions will likely come from wind, solar, and waste-to-energy, with ocean thermal also on the table. CUC and consultants from […]

Cayman Islands could go 100% renewable

April 10, 2016

A legislator on the Cayman Islands is calling for the island’s government to establish a policy to hit 100% renewable energy by 2035. At present, the government has an established policy that calls for 13.5% renewables by 2030.

The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands Approves 5MW Solar Project

October 30, 2015

The Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. and the Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands (ERA) have approved a Power Purchase Agreement that will bring renewable energy to residents of Grand Cayman. A 5MW solar project, built by Entropy Cayman Solar Limited in the district of Bodden Town, will provide clean energy to 800 homes by […]