Grenada

US, Caribbean mend fences on energy cooperation

A meeting yesterday among US secretary of state Tony Blinken and foreign ministers of Caribbean regional trade group Caricom has rekindled cooperation in several areas including energy, Caribbean officials told Argus today. Source

WRB/GPP reach settlement with Government of Grenada, transfer Grenlec shares

WRB Enterprises (WRB) and Grenada Private Power Limited (GPP) announced it had executed a Settlement Agreement with the Government of Grenada agreeing to transfer their majority stake in Grenlec to the Grenadian government in exchange for the payment of USD $63 million, thereby making the Government of Grenada the majority shareholder of Grenlec.   Source

Grenada road upgrades to be examined with CDB funded study

Grenada’s roads that link rural communities, cities, and ports are in need of improvement, and a $1.2 million grant will fund a feasibility study for required upgrades. The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved a grant of £930,000 (US$1.2 million) to the government of Grenada, to prepare a feasibility study and […]

Grenada receives grant for geothermal development

The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant of US $231,630 to the Government of Grenada to build its capacity for planning and implementation of its geothermal energy development roadmap. The resources are from the Global Environment Facility through the Inter-American Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Facility for the Eastern […]

Grenada wants more funds for sustainable development

Grenada is urging world leaders and the leaders of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to contribute more funds to fill the gap needed to reach the targets of the SDGs. Foreign Affairs Minister Elvin Nimrod explained three structural problems that inhibit climate action for Caribbean and the Pacific, nations that he said must be the […]

Energy efficiency building codes, standards in focus in Grenada

CARICOM Secretariat and the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) will come together to host a Workshop aimed at establishing a consensus on practical benchmarks for the energy efficiency of buildings. The event is supported by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), its affiliate partners, and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The […]

Grenlec and Aris test solar-wind lighting technology

Grenada’s utility, Grenlec, has partnered with Aris Wind to explore the application of solar-wind lighting technology. Last February Aris installed a Remote Power Unit (RPU) on an island roundabout. These devices capture both wind and solar energy to power LED streetlights. Read more about RPUs here. Eddy Rugel, Aris’ Vice President of Business Development, confirmed, […]

Grenada seeks energy audits of public buildings

The Ministry of Finance & Energy in Grenada is looking for consulting firms to provide energy audits of public buildings. The objective of the consultancy is to facilitate the preparation of a capital project that will reduce electricity consumption of government buildings through energy efficiency and or renewable energy investments in public buildings. The service […]

Grenada & St. Lucia to Establish Energy Regulatory Commissions

St. Lucia and Grenada will establish national energy regulatory commissions in an effort to “establish and operationalize a regional approach to the development and regularization of the electricity sector.” According to Bentley Browne, Director of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States’ Division on Social and Sustainable Development, “the current legal and regulatory framework in many of the […]