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Drilling starts for Ecuador’s first geothermal energy plant
October 8, 2019
Ecuador’s first geothermal energy plant has started its first phase of construction, with drilling started on the Imbabura site a few days ago. The project is financed by the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The investment for the construction of the geothermal plant was of USD 250 million. The Electric Corporation of […]
Jamaica’s 51.5 MW Paradise Park solar project begins operations
October 3, 2019
Neoen, one of the world’s leading renewable energy independent power producers and the majority shareholder in Paradise Park, a 51.5 MWp PV farm based in Westmoreland, Jamaica, together with the solar park’s co-shareholders, Rekamniar Frontier Ventures and MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Fund, is today announcing the energization and commencement of its operations at the plant. […]
Jamaica selects bidder for Schools Energy Efficiency and Solar project
October 3, 2019
A new energy efficiency and solar energy project – expected to reduce the electricity cost to pulbic schools by up to 70 per cent – is one step closer to coming online. A bidder has been selected for the Schools Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Public-Private Partnership pilot project, and is now awaiting final approval […]
Barbados lays out “ambitious but doable” renewables roadmap to 2030
October 3, 2019
Barbados is gearing up for big policy changes to enable renewable energy growth. The push towards making Barbados into a green energy nation in the next decade, took a major step today with the Prime Minister laying out an “ambitious” but “doable” road map to the 2030 goal, according to key observers who gave cautious […]
Jamaica’s net billing program sees continued growth
October 3, 2019
Jamaica’s net billing facility is growing – signifying a successful growth sector for renewables on the island. Since the 2012 program launch, there are now a total of 800 licenses for net billing that have been issued to power suppliers – seventy since the beginning of 2019. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams […]
Offshore drilling in Mexico will explore geothermal potential
October 2, 2019
A research vessel will be drilling off Guaymas, in the Gulf of California Mexico, to collect insights on the region’s geology and investigate its geothermal potential. The JOIDES Resolution, with team of thirty-three scientists will undertake this project. This drilling and data collection is part of the International Ocean Discovery Program’s marine research initiative. “We’re going […]
Haiti publishes RFQ for grid modernisation and expansion
September 26, 2019
Haiti’s National Regulation Authority for Energy (ANARSE) has published its third RFQ in collaboration with Energy Cell MTPTC and EDH and with the support of USAID. This request for quotation (RFQ) concerns the country’s North East Grid. The grid will cover 10 cities and currently has 24,000 active customers and should power more than 55,000 customers. The duration […]
Past, Present, Future: CREF award winners talk Caribbean clean energy

From our Editorial Team
September 24, 2019
We’ve seen a surge in the number of submissions for the 3rd Annual Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) Industry Awards — more than 20 this year — that reflects real momentum in the Caribbean. We now have two years of awards behind us, and a healthy history of innovative projects from leaders in the region […]
Barbuda will have a climate-resilient and green supply of energy thanks to international partnership
September 23, 2019
A partnership between the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund, the Caricom Development Fund, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda will build a resilient renewable energy system on Barbuda, where electrical infrastructure was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017. Over USD 10 million dollars will be provided […]