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  • BMR Secures USD 88 Million Loan to Refinance Solar and Wind Project Debt

    January 24, 2022

    BMR Energy uses USD 88 million loan from CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank and National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) to refinance the debt from its wind and solar photovoltaic independent power producers (IPP) in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Guatemala. Source: Jamaica Observer

  • Bluestone to progress studies on geothermal project, Guatemala

    July 7, 2021

    Reporting on the progress on the company’s Cerro Blanco gold mining project in Guatemala, Bluestone Resources Inc. announced plans for an open pit gold mine development. Proceeding with a feasibility study, permitting, and capacity building in the communities within the area of influence, the element of “responsible development” is highlighted by Bluestone.   Source

  • Latin American and Caribbean countries use volcanic landscapes to tap geothermal energy

    May 8, 2021

    Geothermal, a renewable energy source that involves drilling for hot steam deep underground, currently provides less than 1% of the world’s energy. It’s a resource that could theoretically be accessible everywhere on the planet. Advocates are particularly interested in increasing its footprint in developing countries, such as Latin America and the Caribbean, to help boost […]

  • Climate and Migration: Two Biden priorities meet in the Northern Triangle

    April 26, 2021

    US President Joe Biden will kicked off what promises to be a signature campaign of his presidency: a mission to rally nations around the world to unprecedented climate action. At a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, Biden will mark the return of the United States to the Paris Agreement with what is expected to be […]

  • Scientists link record-breaking hurricane season to climate crisis in Central America

    November 19, 2020

    Climate scientists say that this year’s record-breaking hurricane season and the “unprecedented” double blow for Central America has a clear link to the climate crisis.   Source

  • Two contenders selected for Guatemala’s renewables call for tenders

    August 13, 2019

    The Guatemalan National Institute of Electrification recently announced a call for tenders for a 110MW solar PV project last May. Two companies, Total Eren Guatemala and Klondike Corporation have submitted proposals which are currently under consideration. The first is a branch of French company Total Eren, and the second a company associated with Norway’s Scatec […]

  • Guatemala announces three upcoming calls for tenders

    February 11, 2019

    Guatemala’s Electric Company (EEGSA) has announced it is preparing three calls for tenders for energy projects. The first call for tender is for a project lasting for a period of one year from May 2019, and providing 71MW. The second and third projects, of an unspecified energy production, are for a period of four years […]

  • Guatemala’s new rural electrification plan advocates use of renewable energy

    January 22, 2019

    Guatemala’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has published its new new ‘Policy for Rural Electrification 2019-2032’, which sees the country increase its use of clean and renewable energy sources to provide electricity to inhabitants currently unable to access it. Whilst 92.2% of the the Guatemalan population has access to electricity, 1.5 million inhabitants in the […]

  • Waste to energy technology deployed in Guatemalan brewery

    January 18, 2019

    Cervercería Centro Americana (CCA), a brewery in Guatemala, is using Global Water & Energy (GWE)’s waste to energy technologies to convert wastewater to biogas. This method will increase the brewery’s environmental performance, reduce fossil fuel dependence and costs, improve the quality of organic matter removal, and may provide an additional profit to the company, as […]

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