Guadeloupe

Tender – Communication work on geothermal in Guadeloupe

September 10, 2021

The INTERREG – Energy Transition in the Caribbean (TEC) project and the Regional Council of Guadeloupe has announced a tender for a service provider to do communication work. The deadline for the submission of tenders will be on 28 September 2021 at 12:00 (Guadeloupe time).   Source

Power plant in Guadeloupe to convert from coal to biomass

November 22, 2018

The French island of Guadeloupe has announced plans to convert a coal-fired power plant to a biomass plant. The draft Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was approved between the facility, the Albioma Caraïbes plant, and the French energy regulator (CRE). Albioma, an independent renewable energy producer focused on biomass and photovoltaics,  operates the plant. The power […]

EU to prioritize renewable energy in Caribbean regional partnership programme

December 12, 2016

The EU’s $91m programme, INTERREG V Caribbean, set to strengthen relationships between Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Saint-Martin and its Caribbean neighbors will officially kick off on Wednesday 12 December in Saint Lucia. The programme will focus on boosting economic competitiveness through regional cooperation between the French Overseas Departments and their English-, Spanish-, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and […]

Ormat announces closing of financing of the Bouillante Geothermal Power Plant on Guadeloupe

July 7, 2016

Ormat Technologies will close financing on the recently acquired 14.75 MW Bouillante geothermal power plant in order to expand capacity. Previously owned by Geothermie Bouillante SA the plant currently generates approximately 10 MW of power and an expansion will provide up to 45 MW of additional capacity. The project is a result of an agreement signed […]

Guadeloupe: geothermal exploration license granted

May 25, 2016

The French government granted the island of Guadeloupe a license to explore for geothermal in the area of Vieux Habitants. The license will allow exploration through geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys  to be conducted over the next five years. The first part of the study, which involves surface exploration, is expected to be finished by […]

Ormat to Acquire Geothermal Power Plant in Guadeloupe

December 9, 2015

Ormat announced today it has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding to acquire, gradually, 85% of Geothermie Bouillante SA (GB) at a total company enterprise value of up to around €52 million. GB owns and operates a 14.75 MW geothermal power plant and owns two exploration licenses with a total additional potential capacity of up to […]