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The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) partners with the Jamaica Energy Resilience Alliance (JERA) to promote energy resilience and sustainability
June 23, 2023
The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) formed an alliance with the Jamaica Energy Resilience Alliance (JERA). The partnership with JERA now allows JMEA to join the largest solar demand aggregation campaign in Jamaica. Source: Jamaica Observer
US Vice President Harris will meet with Caribbean leaders to discuss climate change, energy, food security, and economic prosperity
May 26, 2023
US Vice President Kamala Harris plans to travel to the Caribbean to meet with regional leaders in June. On the agenda? Climate change, energy, food security and economic prosperity. Source: Miami Herald
Jamaica issues call for expressions of interest to supply renewable energy to the island
May 26, 2023
Jamaica issued a long-awaited call for expressions of interest to supply the island with renewable energy. Jamaica’s energy Minister also mentioned the possibility of adding nuclear energy to the country’s renewable energy mix. Source: BNAmericas
The fierce urgency of now
May 11, 2023
Written by: Ralph “Bizzy” Williams, Founder & Chairman, Williams Industries Inc. Planet Earth was designed with all the ingredients required to sustain the life of tens of thousands of living species plants corals etc. For billions of years trees powered by the sun captured and stored carbon while releasing life-sustaining oxygen. Everything was in perfect […]
Guyana gears up to develop eight solar plants
May 11, 2023
Guyana prepares to develop eight utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plants with a capacity of 33 MW. Source: Newsroom.gy
A 23 MW PV park begins operations in Cuba
April 27, 2023
The Vietnamese company, Thai Binh Green PowerInvestment Corporation has officially started operation at the 23 MW PV park in Cuba. Source: PV Magazine LATAM
Exploring the Energy Transition: A Q&A with Caribbean Utility Executives
April 13, 2023
Caribbean utilities play a critical role in promoting the energy transition in the region. Their challenges? Myriad. The potential for stranded assets, short-term capital expenditure, and how to ensure dependable service to customers in an era of increasingly severe climate change effects – to name just a few. In the final weeks before the 15th […]
The Dominican Republic’s CNE grants concession to EGE Haina to build an 80 MWp solar farm
April 12, 2023
The Dominican Republic’s National Energy Commission (CNE) granted rights and permits to EGE Haina to build an 80 MWp solar farm on the island. Source: Renewables Now
Puerto Rico’s utility, LUMA, is requesting US$8.2 billion in federal investments for grid reliability projects
April 12, 2023
LUMA Energy, Puerto Rico’s utility, is seeking to upgrade Puerto Rico’s electric grid and has requested US$8.2 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support reliability initiatives. Source: Utility Dive