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Antigua’s airport solar power plant exceeds expected performance
June 21, 2016
Antigua’s first major infrastructure project to utilize renewable technology has exceeded expectations and generated revenue of more than USD 1 million. The ground-mounted solar power plant at the V.C. Bird International Airport is a 3 MW Sun2live system that was installed and is operated and maintained by the UK-based clean energy provider PV Energy Limited. […]
USAID Caribbean clean energy program helps green the grid
June 20, 2016
A clean energy program led by USAID aims to help Caribbean nations meet the ambitious renewables targets set at COP21 in Paris last year. Energy specialists from the Barbados Energy Division, the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and various electric utility companies, regulators, financiers, international donor organizations, and equipment suppliers all […]
Caricom progress on renewable energy
June 20, 2016
The CARICOM community continues it progress on renewable energy targets despite financial constraints and political will varied by country. Organizational leaders will meet next month to sign an agreement and officially launch the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) in Barbados. CARICOM leaders are taking climate change seriously – T& T Minister, Dr […]
El Salvador invites bids for expanded, 170-MW renewables tender
June 19, 2016
El Salvador’s power distributor, Delsur, has invited local and international parties to participate in the second tender for renewable energy contracts. In this round, the utility has increased the maximum capacity targeted from 150 MW to 170 MW. All contracts awarded will carry a term of 20 years. Those must complete an inscription between June […]
Energy storage market to equal rooftop solar by 2028
June 18, 2016
Bloomberg New Energy Finance projects that utility-scale batteries will be as widespread as rooftop solar by 2028. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) expects 25 GW of battery devices to be deployed by 2028. According to Bloomberg storage analyst, Julia Attwood, “Batteries could offer a whole range of services to the grid — they have the […]
Argentina delays 1-GW tender
June 17, 2016
Interest from local and foreign sector players has convinced Argentine public utility Cammesa to delay publishing the final version of the documents for the country’s 1-GW renewables tender. The 15 day extension will last through July 1 and interested parties can comment and make suggestions about the preliminary rules during that period. The government seeks […]
Costa Rica adds hydroelectric dam to clean energy grid
June 17, 2016
After six years of construction, Costa Rica’s USD 1.4 billion Reventazon Hydroelectric Project is almost fully online. Three of the facility’s four turbines are functioning, each pumping out 73 MW of electricity, and the fourth will join them in August. At full capacity the facility creates enough energy to supply 525,000 families with power. The […]
El Salvador begins auction process for 170 MW of renewables
June 16, 2016
El Salvador has published the rules for a highly anticipated auction of renewable energy projects, in which 170 MW of renewable energy in solar and wind will be bid on. The rules are being released over a month late, delayed because greater capacity for wind has been added to the auction. Currently 100 MW is […]
Honduras switches on 43-MW biomass plant
June 15, 2016
This week the Honduran Green Power Corporation inaugurated a 43 MW biomass plant. Located in the Sula Valley, the project will move Honduras one step closer to reaching its target of 80% renewables. The plant, which cost USD 130 to construct, will process grass, pinewood, palm tree and sugar cane bagasse.