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
Sol Ecolution, the renewable energy and low-carbon unit of Caribbean group Sol Petroleum and the Barbados based firm, Blue Circle Energy, signed an MoU for the joint promotion of around 30 MW community solar projects in Barbados. Source: Sol Petroleum
Leclanché, Solrid, and MPC Energy Solutions began construction on a solar-plus-storage project in St. Kitts and Nevis. The project involves pairing a 35.6 MW solar PV farm with 44.2 MWh of lithium-ion battery storage. The project will provide SKELEC with about a third of the island’s energy needs through a 20-year PPA. Source: Energy Storage […]
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and Renewable Energy for Latin America and Caribbean (RELAC) GEAPP team up to launch an initiative that supports RELAC’s goal of increasing renewable energy proportions in the Caribbean to 70% by 2030. Source: Renews Biz
Guyana will promote climate-resilient renewable energy sources as a part of the IDB’s energy matrix diversification. The IDB will provide the island with a non-reimbursable investment financing of up to US$83 million with funds from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. Source: Caribbean National Weekly
The government of the Dominican Republic has inaugurated the 50 MW solar farm, El Soco. The total investment in the plant was approximately US$90 million. Source: Renewables Now