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Tres Hermanas wind farm increases Peru’s renewables mix
April 29, 2016
Peru’s wind and solar energy output increased by 79% year-on-year to 96 GWh. The opening of the Tres Hermanas wind farm is the source of this increase. The 97 MW site began operating in March. Thus far, Peru has seen an overall 8.3% increase in renewable energy last year.
IDB funds geothermal survey in Dominican Republic
April 29, 2016
The Inter-American Development Bank has awarded the government of the Dominican Republic a $200,000 grant to conduct a 12-month study of geothermal potential. The “Specific Agreement to Evaluate the Geothermal Potential of the Dominican Republic” will examine whether there’s enough high geothermal energy to produce electricity.
Grenada seeks energy audits of public buildings
April 28, 2016
The Ministry of Finance & Energy in Grenada is looking for consulting firms to provide energy audits of public buildings. The objective of the consultancy is to facilitate the preparation of a capital project that will reduce electricity consumption of government buildings through energy efficiency and or renewable energy investments in public buildings. The service […]
St. Kitts geothermal explorations results to be published soon
April 28, 2016
St. Kitts Energy Minister Ian Liburd recently announced that the results of geothermal exploration studies conducted by Teranov in St. Kitts will be published soon. “As we speak the findings of the geophysicist, the geochemist and the geologist are being evaluated at the University of France in Paris and in the next couple of weeks […]
Jamaica to go live with LNG in mid-August
April 28, 2016
Kelly Tomblin, CEO of the Jamaica Service Company stated the the conversation of Jamaica’s Bogue plant to liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be completed by mid-August. According to Tomblin, construction is nearly 95% complete at this time. “We are excited to convert Bogue. We have always maintained that fuel diversity is critical. It is all […]
Contract signed for the drilling of the 3rd geothermal exploration well on Montserrat
April 27, 2016
With the help of the UK Department of International Development (DFID), Montserrat will drill a third well for geothermal exploration. A joint statement by the Government of Montserrat and the DFID on Tuesday announced the award of a £5.1m contract for drilling to the Iceland Drilling Company (IDC). The exploratory well will be located in […]
Nicaragua to invest $10 million in renewables in 2016
April 27, 2016
Nicaragua’s Mines and Energy Minister, Salvador Mansell, said that Nicaragua will invest more than USD 10 million in renewable energy projects in 2016. These projects include solar panels and wind.
Regional climate change meeting to take place in St Lucia
April 26, 2016
A meeting in Saint Lucia this week will take place to agree on an action plan following the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The Regional Coordinating Committee on Climate Change (RCCCC) will use this opportunity to review the progress made in the implementation of the ‘Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to a Changing Climate’. […]
Cuban hydro project financed by Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
April 26, 2016
The Cuban energy sector will get a boost this year after a deal signed with the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development will provide financing for the construction of 34 small hydropower projects. These projects will use existing infrastructure to provide a capacity of 14.6 MW of hydropower to the Caribbean island and three linking […]