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Argentina’s second renewable tender opens today
October 31, 2016
Round 1.5 should open today, following onto a successful renewable energy tender in Argentina earlier this year. The RenovAr program will kick off the tender for 400 MW of wind and 200 MW of solar. Read more here.
Colombia to strengthen renewable energy sector
October 31, 2016
Over the next eight months, Colombia will be taking steps to improve its renewable energy sector. Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy and FDN, a national financial institution have partnered to strengthen the Integration Programme of Renewable Energies (PER). This new partnership, through a signed agreement, will endeavor to update the PER with new regulations, […]
Government of Haiti to select bidder for port PPP
October 28, 2016
In July of this year, the government of Haiti issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) seeking private sector operators for the Cap Haitien Port PPP project. The government plans to name a preferred bidder in December 2016 and achieve financial close by late January 2017. The proposed project entails the lease, management, operation and maintenance of the international […]
2016 brings $33M in AFD investment in Caribbean infrastructure
October 28, 2016
Earlier this year, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) signed an agreement under which the latter will provide $33 million of financing in sustainable infrastructure projects in the Caribbean region. The agreement, announced 23 August, was signed in July at CDB’s Barbados headquarters by the French Ambassador to the Organisation […]
WRB plans 30MW solar C&I programme
October 27, 2016
Florida-based WRB is planning to deploy 30MW of commercial and industrial rooftop solar across Jamaica beginning as early as 2017. The company is planning to implement a permanent programme aimed at installing 5MW to 3MW rooftop systems for C&I customers. The nascent initiative is in the planning stages and would seek to deploy systems reflecting […]
In 2016, Cuba sets ambitious renewables target
October 27, 2016
September, 2016 The Cuban government has outlined plans to vastly increase renewable power generation in the country in an attempt to reduce its dependence on energy imports. Earlier this year, these plans were outlined at IJGlobal and New Energy Events’ inaugural Cuba Energy & Infrastructure Summit in Havana. Now that trade embargoes imposed by the […]
Jamaican National Water Commission initiated solar tender
October 27, 2016
Earlier this year, the National Water Commission (NWC) of Jamaica initiated a procurement for delivery of solar PV systems from international bidders in order to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels. A pre-qualification round was initiated on 22 August, through which international private, public and government-owned entities were invited to apply. Government-owned entities were required, however, […]
Jamaica to relaunch Norman Manley International Airport PPP
October 27, 2016
The government of Jamaica is planning to relaunch the tender to seek a private sector partner for the long-term PPP concession project to redevelop the Norman Manley International Airport. The government plans to re-issue a fresh formal request for qualifications in December 2016, according to a statement released by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on 25 October. The IFC […]
Dominica will develop geothermal project alone
October 27, 2016
Dominica’s prime minister announced the government plans “to go it alone with regards to this small plant”, referring to the geothermal project which has been years in the making. New Energy Events has tracked the progress of the Dominica project, which as of May 2016 was seeking a private partner with $50m from the World […]