COVID-19

Pandemic, oil price collapse to take its toll on LAC energy markets

April 8, 2020

The recent oil price collapse, combined with the economic contraction resulting from measures to fight the global Covid-19 pandemic, will have extensive and largely unforetold impacts for Latin American energy markets and beyond. These implications include cuts to investment and delays to ongoing projects in both oil & gas and renewable energy, fiscal and broader […]

COVID-19 will cause delays for wind energy projects across Latin America

April 8, 2020

While it may be too soon to have a clear picture on the level of disruption, the wind industry will face a supply chain disruption due to COVID-19. With wind component factories closing down in Spain, and the UK, major suppliers will face delays in distributing necessary parts to reach the anticipated 4.36 GW of […]

Puerto Rico Regulator Asks Court to Pause PREPA RSA Hearings

March 28, 2020

Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) announced that it’s filing a court motion to suspend all hearing and briefing deadlines for PREPA’s Restructuring Support Agreement. This agreement, intended to resolve the electric utitlity’s debt, would require a status report by May 15, 2020. See the full press release here. 

Webinar | How Covid-19 is impacting the Caribbean

From our Editorial Team

March 27, 2020

On March 27, 2020, we hosted an online meeting with Caribbean leaders who updated us on the latest Coronavirus developments, and how the spread of the disease is impacting electricity markets across the region. To watch this complimentary webinar now, click here. Hear from leaders based in Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Barbados, and Jamaica as they address […]