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WRB Signs $47 Million OPIC Agreement to Build 20 Megawatt Solar PV Facility in Jamaica
June 29, 2015
Content Solar Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WRB Enterprises, recently signed a financial agreement with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution. The agreement solidifies the $47 Million OPIC loan to support WRB’s development of a 20 megawatt grid-connected solar photovoltaic facility in Clarendon, Jamaica. The total project cost will […]
Canadian Government Confirms Pavillion and Private Sector Delegation for CREF 2015
June 29, 2015
The Canadian Government, in partnership with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), has confirmed that it will be sponsoring the participation of a substantial private sector delegation to CREF 2015. The delegation will be supported via a Canada pavilion in the CREF exhibit space, the largest presence of any exhibitor at CREF to date. The […]
Dominican Energy Sector Leaders Confirmed to Speak at CREF 2015
June 29, 2015
Dominican Energy Sector leaders have confirmed their participation in CREF 2015. Marcos Cochón, General Manager of Compañia de Electricidad de Puerto Plata, (CEPP), Juan Rodríguez Nina, Executive Director of Comisión Nacional de Energía (CNE), and Jean Alain Rodríguez, Executive Director of CEI-RD, the national investment promotion agency, are amongst key energy sector stakeholders who have confirmed their […]
Is Costa Rica’s Renewable Energy Model Exportable?
June 26, 2015
For the first 75 days of 2015, Costa Rica generated enough renewable energy to meet all power needs. Is this achievement one that can be sustained and replicated?
SunEdison and Celsia Confirm Sponsorship Roles at CAMRIS
June 25, 2015
SunEdison, one of the world’s largest renewable energy developers, and Celsia, a regional energy powerhouse, have confirmed that they will sponsor CAMRIS. SunEdison recently announced announced that it will acquire 100 percent of Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy (GME), a leading Central American renewable energy company. SunEdison will acquire a 70 percent interest in GME from Actis, […]
Secretary Victor C. Urrutia Heads Strong Panama Presence at CAMRIS
June 25, 2015
Dr. Victor C. Urrutia, Secretary of State of Panama’s National Energy Secretariat, has confirmed he will keynote CAMRIS 2015. Later in the day Fernando Díaz, Panama’s Director of Electricity, will lead an Investment Roadshow designed to roadmap opportunities for regional and international engagement in Panama’s energy sector. Joining him on stage will be Iván Barría […]
IDB Announces Match-Making Program to Connect Projects to Capital; Roll-Out at CAMRIS
June 25, 2015
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) match-making program designed to connect regional renewable energy projects to sources of capital announced to launch at CAMRIS 2015. The program will roll out at CAMRIS where project developers are invited to submit project briefs for review by private equity investors and other providers of debt and equity financing. For […]
WB Supports SunEdison’s Solar Plans in Honduras
June 25, 2015
The political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank announces support of SunEdison’s development and operation of three solar power plans in Honduras.
White Paper on Microgrids and their Role in Transforming Energy Grids
June 24, 2015
A whitepaper released this week by microgridknowledge.com highlights that microgrids are “a key feature of the new clean and efficient electrical infrastructure that is beginning to transform […] energy grids.”