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Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago to share details of energy agreement
September 20, 2018
Guyana President, Mr. David Granger, announced the soon-to-be-signed Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Sector Cooperation is not a secret document and he would ask for it to be made public. The MOU is “consistent with our rights and obligations within CARICOM, said Mr. Carl Greenidge, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, “and in keeping our relationship […]
Guyana Energy Ministry unlikely before 2020
September 20, 2018
President David Granger announced that his plans for a Ministry of Energy may not be realised before 2020. The recently established Department of Energy would be responsible for preparing the transition to a fully-fledged ministry. Once the ministry is established, it will be tasked with regulation and monitoring of Guyana’s energy sector. Source
Honduras receives technical assistance from OLADE for solar project
September 20, 2018
The Latin-American Energy Organization (OLADE) will provide technical assistance to Honduras to support its energy sector and infrastructure. OLADE’s Executive Secretary, Alfonso Blanco, announced that the official meeting to further the institution’s relationship with Honduras was successful, a sentiment echoed by the Honduran Secretary of Energy, Roberto Ordoñez, and Ambassador María del Carmen Nasser. Honduras […]
Cayman Islands look to electric vehicles to achieve renewables targets
September 20, 2018
The Cayman Islands’ National Energy Policy aims to achieve a target of 70% renewable energy by 2037. Infrastructure Minister, Mr Joey Hew, is optimistic this target will be met, helped by the small steps the government is making to promote and use the renewable energy sources in and around the islands. The latest policy aims […]
Antigua and Barbuda green lights the stalled solar and storage project
September 20, 2018
A solar PV and grid-stabilising energy storage facilities project in Antigua and Barbuda will go forward, led jointly by clean energy provider PV Energy, and state-owned utility APUA, and supported by the Citizenship by Investment Unit. The project will help realise the goal of ensuring environmental sustainability in Antigua and Barbuda. The Green Antigua and […]
New plan in Bahamas to move renewable energy “beyond talk”, focus on IRP
September 18, 2018
The Bahamas Government’s National Energy Plan (NEP) aims for 30% of the nation’s power to be provided through renewable energy by 2030. Currently, Mr. Guilden Gilbert, Vice-President of Alternative Power Solutions (APS) Bahamas argues this target will be extremely difficult to meet without an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that sets out a “framework” which aligns […]
Solar-hydrogen storage project in French Guiana brings on new investor
September 13, 2018
The CEOG (Centrale Électrique de l’Ouest Guyanais) project in French Guiana announces a new equity partner. Meridiam, a leading organization in sustainable infrastructure, is acquiring 60% of CEOG alongside HDF Energy to finance and develop the project. Scheduled for a 2020 commission date, the new investor will help accelerate the development of the project, which […]
For Puerto Rico, how many stakeholders are too many? Former energy regulator considers island’s recovery and future
September 13, 2018
Jóse Román Morales, former Chairman of Puerto Rico’s Energy Commission, sat down with New Energy Events recently and shared his views on the resilience of the newly reconstructed grid, impediments to investment, and the independence of the new Energy Bureau. Do you believe that Puerto Rico’s reconstructed grid is better able to withstand and recover […]
Nicaragua’s electrification rates doubled in a decade
September 12, 2018
The Nicaraguan Ministry of Energy and Mines announced their electrification project reached 95% of national coverage. This project is part of the government’s strategy of restoring citizens’ rights by providing essential access to power and electricity. Before 2007, only 50% of households had an energy supply. According to official figures, 64.4% of electricity is from […]