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Chile: Abengoa’s PV/CSP hybrid plant resumes progress
December 15, 2016
Chile’s round-the-clock solar power project is back on, reports BN Americas. The Atacama 1 plant will use 100 MW PV and 110 MW of Concentrating Solar Power – which has the capacity to store heat and provide energy even when the sun doesn’t shine. The project will be connected the Chile’s northern SING power grid, […]
Guide Towards a Sustainable Energy Future for the Americas
December 15, 2016
Last week in Mexico City, The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) gathered to present findings from their newly released book, Guide Towards a Sustainable Energy Future for the Americas. While the publication takes a granular look at clean energy challenges and opportunities in the region, short case studies highlighting topics such as “The […]
Dominican Republic: Proposal to ease renewable energy financing
December 14, 2016
The Ministry of Energy and Mines supported the Monetary Board proposed changes to regulations that would improve renewable energy projects access to bank lending. On December 8, 2016, the Monetary Board presented the proposed amendments to the regulations, which state that renewable energy equipment, including PV panels, wind turbines, biomass gasifiers, and others are classified as […]
Antigua and Barbuda: £13.9m CDB funding for new roads
December 13, 2016
Antigua and Barbuda will be making a major infrastructure upgrade to two major roads with the assistance of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The CDB approved a grant of £13.9 million to assist the country with the rehabilitation of two major roads, the Sir George Walter Highway and Friars Hill Road, which connect the capital of […]
Latin American geothermal fund open for business
December 13, 2016
The much anticipated Latin American geothermal exploration/drilling fund is opening its doors for business. The Geothermal Development Facility, whose objective is to encourage public and/or private investment in geothermal power development in Latin America, has issued its first call for Expressions of Interest, to be submitted by January 15, 2017. Interested applicants may submit a […]
EU to prioritize renewable energy in Caribbean regional partnership programme
December 12, 2016
The EU’s $91m programme, INTERREG V Caribbean, set to strengthen relationships between Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Saint-Martin and its Caribbean neighbors will officially kick off on Wednesday 12 December in Saint Lucia. The programme will focus on boosting economic competitiveness through regional cooperation between the French Overseas Departments and their English-, Spanish-, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and […]
Suriname investing $98m in 3 solar plants and electricity upgrades
December 12, 2016
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will loan $65m to the government of Suriname, and the government and utility will contribute $33.325 to make upgrades to Suriname’s electricity grid. The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved the loan which will upgrade and expand sections of the country’s transmission, sub-transmission and distribution networks, […]
Clean energy revolution in Latin America
December 12, 2016
Latin America is already a leader in clean energy. Costa Rica ran for 7 months on clean energy alone last year and Uruguay came close to that. In 2014, the latest year for which comparable data exist, Latin America as a whole produced 53% of its electricity from renewable sources, compared with a world average of […]
Bolivia geothermal exploration to begin 2017
December 8, 2016
Bolivia has committed to diversifying its energy supply, and if all goes according to plan geothermal will be an integral part of their profile. Geothermal exploration at the Laguna Colorado site – close to the border of Chile – is set to begin in 2017 with the support of ICE from El Salvador. The plant […]