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Dominican Republic inaugurates 120 megawatt solar energy park
June 17, 2021
President Luis Abinader inaugurated the largest renewable energy park in the Antilles and another act, the Duarte highway kilometer 58, both works in the province of San Cristóbal. The president’s plan began in Yaguate with the inauguration of the Girasol Solar Park of the electric generation company EGE Haina, built for 100 million US dollars. […]
Mexico plans to develop electrolyzers locally to boost hydrogen in the region
June 15, 2021
The National Institute of Electricity and Clean Energy (INEEL) announced it is turning to hydrogen generation as a priority of the their clean energy transition to promote this type of technology in the country. INEEL is particularly interested in the application of hydrogen to generate electricity. Currently, they are focused on a project with the […]
New Fortress short-listed by PREPA for temporary energy production
May 11, 2020
Liquified Natural Gas provider New Fortress Energy confirmed it’s been short-listed by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) for a temporary emergency generation RFP. Released in March, the RPF seeks to lease up to 500 MW of temporary generation capacity. This would help fill an energy gap following the Jan. 6 earthquake that shut […]
Mega Solar Project Still Moving in Puerto Rico
May 1, 2020
Covid-19 has not stalled the Caribbean’s largest solar project. Greenbriar Capital recently signed an agreement with China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for design and construction of its massive Montalva solar project in Puerto Rico. Planned for the island’s southwest coast, Montalva would launch with 80 MW AC of photovoltaic and the capacity to expand up […]
IRENA: Renewables push could be key to post-Covid recovery
April 22, 2020
According to new analysis from IRENA, a Covid-19 recovery focused on renewables could be the key to a $100-trillion boost in global GDP and millions of new jobs by 2050. The analysis estimates that a “renewables-based” decarbonization shift would require up to US$130 trillion in investment through 2050. But IRENA estimates that the world would […]
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.
Haiti Suspends Payments to State-Run Energy Company
February 12, 2020
Haitian Finance Minister Joseph Jouthe confirmed that the government has suspended US$7 million in monthly subsidies to Électricité d’Haïti (EDH). According to Jouthe, the state-run energy company should be able to secure loans. EDH is currently owed $230 million dollars, 60% of that from residential customers. Source
Report: Restoring post-storm power to Puerto Rico took a year
December 2, 2019
A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed that nearly a year passed before electricity generation was fully restored to pre-storm levels in Puerto Rico. The annual Power Plant Operations Report states that government agency PREPA, responsible for the territory’s electricity supply, lost 80% of its transmission and distribution network following Hurricanes […]
Panama seeks bids for electricity distribution
November 22, 2019
Panama has re-opened bidding for assistance with its near-term electricity distribution. The state power transmission company Etesa is seeking generators or self-generators in the local wholesale market to assist with the supply of firm capacity and energy to Empresa de Distribución Eléctrica Metro-Oeste (Edemet), Empresa de Distribución Eléctrica Chiriquí (Edechi) and Elektra Noreste (ENSA). Offers […]