Jamaica and Barbados are among the first in Latin America and the Caribbean to benefit from the first regional program to promote electric mobility and green hydrogen. The program aims to provide US$450 million in concessional loans and grants to nine countries, to help transition to lower carbon emissions and resilient public transportation. Source: Shared.Outlook
Tech group, Wärtsilä will supply two 10MW/10MWh energy storage systems to the Caribbean Utilities Company Ltd (CUC) in the Cayman Islands. The project is CUC’s first energy storage system. Source: Renewables Now
CEMEX is set to start implementing hydrogen technology at its San Pedro De Macoris cement plant in the Dominican Republic as part of its Future In Action program. Source: CEMEX
The Ministry of Energy in Barbados announced the creation of a national energy storage policy. Part of the policy includes mandatory storage systems for larger renewable energy supplies. Source: Barbados Today
The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) and NewGen Energy Limited (NewGen) signed a non-binding HOA to collaborate on developing a sustainable hydrogen economy in Trinidad and Tobago. Source: Media. NGC
The Prime Minister of Dominica signed a US$33.7 million contract with the Iceland Drilling Company to drill two additional wells for the geothermal project currently being constructed in the country. The project, developed by the Dominica Geothermal Development Company, plans to have a 10 MW capacity. Source: ThinkGeoEnergy
State-owned power generator NTPC is seeking global bids on behalf of Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (UNE) for 1,150 MW of grid-connected solar PV and 150 MW/150 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Cuba. Source: Renewables Now
Cuba’s minister of energy and mining, Livan Arronte and the French Ambassador to Cuba, Patrice Paoli, signed a letter of intent to accelerate the development of renewable energy on the island. Source: Renewables Now
The Dominican Republic’s Energy Commission (CNE) agreed to grant a definitive concession to renewables sponsor Energia Renovable BAS SRL to construct the 50-MW/73.2-MWp Washington Capital Solar Park 3. The concession is for 25 years, and the firm will invest US$80 million into the project. Source: Renewables Now
