Regulation

Jamaica’s big electricity users one step closer to wheeling, OUR to determine rates

August 20, 2020

Jamaica’s largest consumers of electricity are a step closer to being allowed to supply their satellite operations with energy from their own power stations – a process called wheeling – now that the Office of Utilities Regulation, OUR, has made a determination on the methodology it will use to set the rates the organisations will […]

Belco takeover awaits regulatory approval

April 8, 2020

The Regulatory Authority is inviting comments through May 4, 2020 from the public on the proposed change of control of utility Belco. Algonquin Power and Utilities Corporation, a Canadian group, has agreed to acquire Ascendant Group Ltd, parent company of Belco, in a deal worth more than $360 million. Ascendant’s board and shareholders have approved […]

Barbados lays out “ambitious but doable” renewables roadmap to 2030

October 3, 2019

Barbados is gearing up for big policy changes to enable renewable energy growth. The push towards making Barbados into a green energy nation in the next decade, took a major step today with the Prime Minister laying out an “ambitious” but “doable” road map to the 2030 goal, according to key observers who gave cautious […]

Electricity rates under review in Bermuda

September 20, 2018

The Bermudan Regulatory Authority (BRA) will bring in changes to their method for calculating electricity rates after an initial public consultation. The BRA’s new proposal provides “cost-efficiency incentives alongside the traditional rate-of-return model, to promote affordable electricity prices to end users”, according to their official statement. The draft document has entered the public consultation phase. […]

Puerto Rico’s governor signs regulatory reform bill

August 16, 2018

On Monday, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced that he signed into law a measure to create the Public Service Regulatory Board’s reorganization plan. This will entail a shake up of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission, which will now be known as the Energy Bureau, among other regulated entities. Projected savings are estimated at $12 million in […]

Colombia issues rules for small-scale solar PV

March 7, 2017

The government of Colombia has published the Decreto 348 del 1 de marzo de 2017, a new piece of legislation to support the installation of small and medium-sized renewable energy and solar power generators across the country. The new regulations will apply to renewable energy power generators with a capacity of up to 100 kW […]

Grenada & St. Lucia to Establish Energy Regulatory Commissions

August 11, 2015

St. Lucia and Grenada will establish national energy regulatory commissions in an effort to “establish and operationalize a regional approach to the development and regularization of the electricity sector.” According to Bentley Browne, Director of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States’ Division on Social and Sustainable Development, “the current legal and regulatory framework in many of the […]