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Jamaica: Scaling Up Investment in Clean Energy?

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Jamaica has committed to generating half of its energy from renewables by 2037 with an overall target of 1664MW. The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) recently announced the completion of the long-awaited Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and indicated that the country is ready to move on investment plans of 320 MW of wind […]
Webinar – From the Front-Line: Caribbean Corporate Leaders on the Impacts of Covid-19

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Join us for the first webinar in a series of three hosted by Republic Bank and New Energy Events. We gather leaders from the hospitality, travel, sports, finance and real estate sectors to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on leading Caribbean corporates. To watch this complimentary webinar, click here. Webinar topics include: As lockdowns begin […]
Is Puerto Rico’s Grid Ready for Hurricane Season?

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June 1st marked the opening of Puerto Rico’s hurricane season, but it’s just one of many challenges confronting the island’s electric grid. The year opened with massive earthquakes that shut down the Costa Sur power plant, and then a pandemic upended the market and consumption patterns. Despite, or perhaps because of, these disruptions, the Puerto […]
Webinar – Puerto Rico: Bracing for Hurricane Season

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Is Puerto Rico’s grid ready for the 2020 hurricane season? Join key stakeholders for a webinar to find out. Experts discuss current preparations, including efforts to bring the Costa Sur plant back online, and the implications of Covid-19 and a potentially heavy hurricane season. To watch this complimentary webinar, click here. We hear from […]
Webinar – Covid-19 & Investment in Caribbean Infrastructure

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How is Covid-19 re-shaping the need for infrastructure investment in the Caribbean, and our ability to finance it? Watch a complimentary webinar held on Thursday, May 14th with leading figures from the regional and international infrastructure community who answer these questions and more. To watch this complimentary webinar, click here. Webinar topics include: What do […]
Women in Energy: Navigating Covid-19

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As Covid-19 continues to impact livelihoods and economies, what are the implications for the clean energy market in the Caribbean? How can we personally rise to the challenges and maintain our own self-resilience in these unprecedented times? We gathered an all-female webinar panel of Caribbean energy leaders to hear how they are navigating Covid-19 related […]
How Covid-19 is impacting Puerto Rico’s grid

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Just a few months ago, a disaster in Puerto Rico was measured in the magnitude of several earthquakes. But a slower and more seismic disaster has now struck, as Covid-19 unravels the island’s economy. How will Covid-19 impact Puerto Rico’s grid? We gathered the CEO of PREPA, and some of the utility’s biggest customers, to […]
Webinar | Puerto Rico & COVID-19: Impact on the Grid

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How is Covid-19 impacting Puerto Rico’s energy market, and what are the implications for utility customers? On Tuesday, April 14, we explored what this means for the future of the island’s grid. To listen to this complimentary webinar, click here. The discussion covers critical issues such as: How shifts in electricity demand are impacting the […]
How will COVID-19 re-shape the Caribbean?

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The Caribbean is no stranger to disaster. In a COVID-19 world, however, the Caribbean faces not only an unknown future for itself but a future in which its typically stable partners are experiencing the same economic contraction. Is there a way for the Caribbean to emerge stronger, and more resilient? With Caribbean islands in various […]