Investment

Improved regulations can speed up the pace of Caribbean renewable investment

The “biggest roadblock” to the investment in renewable energy projects in the Caribbean are the investor regulations that are in place, Martin Vogt, managing director of German investment and asset management company MPC Capital has said. Vogt made the statement as part of a presentation in the Energy Chamber’s virtual conference during a session titled […]

MPC Capital targets $90m fund for Caribbean renewables

Over the next two years, MPC Capital aims to raise USD 90 million from US-based impact investors, institutional investors and foundations. The money will be allocated to up to 15 renewable infrastructure projects in the Caribbean. MPC Capital made its first investment in the renewable energy sector in the Caribbean in 2016 and has since […]

Report: Investor Interest in Blue Economy is High

Responsible Investor, in partnership with Credit Suisse, has issued a report measuring investor sentiment around the Blue Economy. The survey of 328 asset managers and owners across 34 countries sought to gauge conditions for private capital to flow toward Blue Economy initiatives. Results indicate that industry interest is high, with three in four respondents considering […]

US$1 trillion energy investment coming to LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean could see a US$1 trillion windfall in energy and infrastructure investments over the next five years, according to a senior U.S. Treasury Department official. It is expected that a portion of that funding may flow through the América Crece program, launched in 2018 to address myriad barriers to infrastructure development […]

Climate mitigation, smart cities see influx of finance

Finance is flowing toward climate mitigation projects at record levels, according to a Climate Policy Initiative report. Among recent multilateral investments: the approval of US$800 million from the New Development Bank for renewable energy projects in India and Brazil, and more than US$100 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for renewable energy […]

One year on: What do we know about the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator?

From our Editorial Team

The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, formed in response to the 2017 hurricane season, is an entrepreneurial engine, setting an ambitious agenda to create the world’s first “climate-smart zone”. The coalition, which includes 26 countries and over 40 private and public sector partners, seeks to catalyze transformative investments and partnerships across priority areas including clean energy, resilience, […]

High-level delegation visits Costa Rica to discuss investment, renewable energy

Indian Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu is part of a high-level delegation which will visit Paraguay and Costa Rica this week.  This visit’s purpose is to discuss the opportunities of their bilateral relations in trade and investment – renewable energy, especially hydroelectric, will also be discussed. Source

Bloomberg reports clean energy investment exceeded USD300bn

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (NEF) have reported that USD 332.1 billion were invested in global clean energy in 2018. This figure is down 8% from 2017, but is nonetheless the “fifth year in a row in which investment exceeded the USD 300 billion mark”, reported the research company. For the solar industry, global PV installations […]