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Geothermal Development Facility issues 4th call for proposals
November 6, 2019
The Geothermal Development Facility for Latin America has opened its Fourth Call for Proposals (CFP) is open, and accepting applications until November 26, 2019. Previous applicants accepted in Expression of Interest (EOI) 4 are eligible to make a proposal, as well as applicants accepted in previous EOIs. The objective of the Facility (GDF) is to […]
Colombia awards 2.2 GW of solar and wind in first auction
November 6, 2019
Colombia’s National Mining and Energy Planning Unit allocated 2.2 GW of solar and wind power generation capacity in the country’s first renewable energy auction, which was finalized yesterday. The exercise’s final average price was COP95/kWh ($0.027), and the highest bid reached only COP110. The authority said the auction will enable the country to raise its […]
Renewable energy makes economic sense for DR, says AES Dominica CEO
November 1, 2019
Natural gas development in the Dominican Republic gets a second take from AES Dominicana president Edwin De los Santos. While recent initiatives supported by international stakeholders would see natural gas development in the northwest region of the DR, De los Santos believes “it is not very strategic”. The United States and the Energy and Mines […]
Turks and Caicos signs MOU, plans to accelerate clean energy transition
October 31, 2019
The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, utility FortisTCI and the non-profit Clinton Foundation inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to kick off the initiatives in the country’s new energy transition strategy. The Resilient National Energy Transition Strategy covers the period between 2019 and 2040 and was authored by the Ministry of […]
Barbados pursues renewable energy cooperative
October 29, 2019
In a recent address at the Co-operative Societies meeting, the Barbados government highlighted the need for a renewable energy cooperative to be established in the country, to allow local ownership of renewable energy projects, among other benefits. The model proposed would allow Barbadians to have a 30 percent stake in all foreign-owned renewable energy, energy […]
Barbados and Trinidad sign gas exploration agreement
October 29, 2019
Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago have signed an MOU for gas exploration in a shared economic zone. Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, said the MOU is a commitment to cooperate in energy exploration in the offshore of both territories. “Its only binding feature relates to the confidentiality of the data which we will access, and every […]
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 […]