Electric Grid

Chile to use blockchain technology for energy grid

March 5, 2018

CNE, Chile’s energy regulatory agency will begin using blockchain technology to manage their energy grid, as soon as March 2018. Using blockchain, CNE will be able to verify cost of fuels, average electricity market price, and provide data security for the information exchange. Blockchain technology will provide quicker verification and reduce ability for data manupulation, […]

Noel Zamot, PR’s Revitalization Coordinator, Confirms for PR-GRID

March 2, 2018

The organizers of PR-GRID are pleased to announce that Noel Zamot, Revitalization Coordinator for the Financial Oversight & Management Board (FOMB) of Puerto Rico, has confirmed his participation in PR-GRID. Mr. Zamot leads efforts around Title V of PROMESA, a federal provision allowing for the expedited review of infrastructure projects in Puerto Rico regarded as […]

President of Puerto Rico Energy Commission Confirms for PR-GRID

February 5, 2018

José H. Román Morales, the President of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission (PREC), has confirmed his participation in PR-GRID. Given the fiscal uncertainty in Puerto Rico, and given efforts to attract international investment to the process of grid reconstruction, the role of PR’s regulator is particularly critical at this juncture. Mr. Morales will speak to […]

New Energy Events & PRMA Announce Joint Venture to Host PR-GRID

February 5, 2018

New Energy Events LLC, the hosts of the annual Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), and the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (PRMA), the largest and most influential association representing the interests of Puerto Rico’s private sector, are pleased to announce a joint venture to host the Puerto Rico Grid Revitalization & Investment Forum (PR-GRID) in San […]

Bolivia allocates $43 million for solar PV and grid improvements

May 18, 2017

The Bolivian government will allocate $43.2 million to rural electrification works in the departments of Potosí and Chuquisaca, to benefit more than 27,200 homes, reported the Vice Ministry of Electricity and Alternative Energies. According to the institution, the project will improve electrification and renewable energy access for 14,600 homes in rural areas with additions and […]

Chile looks to neighbors for energy exports and grid connection

January 20, 2017

Chile is exploring an increase in energy exports to Argentina and connecting electricity grids in Argentina and Peru, as it seeks to capitalize on friendly relations to drive down prices. Chile, which has almost no hydrocarbons of its own and an energy-intensive copper mining industry, has struggled for years with high power prices. But a shift […]

Mexico and US sign framework for cross-border electricity market

January 9, 2017

Mexico and the US may soon be connected by more than just a border, as the US Energy Secretary met with Mexican Energy Department to start building a framework for a cross-border electricity market. Ernest Moniz was in Mexico over the weekend to sign a framework agreement on principles aimed at recreating a similar electricity […]