Infrastructure

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister opens NiQuan Energy’s GTL plant

March 12, 2021

NiQuan Energy’s gas to liquids (GTL) plant at Pointe-à-Pierre has been opened by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 2400 bbl/d and produces high performance, low emissions energy products, GTL paraffin diesel and GTL naphtha, from natural gas. Source

IDB seeks bids for Colombia renewables consultancy contract

February 16, 2021

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a tender for a consultancy contract that seeks recommendations for the integration of new renewable power generation projects in Colombia.  Expressions of interest for the US $1 million contract must be submitted before February 19.   Source

The economics of energy transformation zeroes in on infrastructure in Antigua and Barbuda

February 11, 2021

Prime minister and minister of finance and corporate governance, Gaston Browne has undertaken energy transformation focusing on renewable energy, climate resilience, and a development fund to power Antigua and Barbuda. To facilitate such access, the government will complete the $55 million new airport on Barbuda in 2020. The estimated value of all the projects, which […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for increased climate finance in Caribbean

February 3, 2021

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for 50% of the total share of climate finance to be spent on building resilience and adapting to the effects of a warming world. He added that existing catastrophe-triggered financial instruments such as the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF)  should be scaled up, pointing out that: “For every dollar invested in […]

Dominica prioritizes strengthening infrastructure with Citizenship-by-Investment funds

February 2, 2021

Dominica’s CBI Program, which enables foreign investors and their families to become citizens of the nation once investing in either a government fund has  been injected into important sectors in Dominica, from healthcare and education to tourism and infrastructure development. The Program also supports the construction of over 5,000 climate-resilient homes for citizens impacted by Hurricane Maria. […]

Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and Leclanché break ground on Caribbean’s largest solar generation and storage system

December 14, 2020

The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, the state-owned St. Kitts Electric Company and Switzerland’s Leclanché SA  have broken ground on a landmark solar generation and storage project that will provide between 30-35% of St. Kitts baseload energy needs for the next 20-25 years while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 740,000 metric tons.   […]

Construction begins on hurricane-resistant clean energy power plant in Antigua and Barbuda under UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Partnership Fund

October 26, 2020

The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Partnership Fund has announced the start of construction for a hurricane-resistant clean energy plant in Antigua and Barbuda to help the twin-island nation recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Irma in 2017. Source

Colombia court order raises red flags for US$1.5bn renewables pipeline

August 20, 2020

Developer Elecnorte was ordered to halt work on two 110kV power lines in Medillin after a judge ruled that 15 indigenous communities were excluded from an obligatory prior consultation process. Source