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MOU will solarize OECS government buildings
August 29, 2018
Following a 5.4 kW solar project at St. Lucian Governor-General house, the OECS signed an MOU to install solar on key government buildings across OECS member states. The OECS Commission and Solar Head of State (SHOS), a non-profit association working with governments to demonstrate leadership on the implementation of the sustainable energy agenda, signed the […]
Jamaica’s 37 MW solar project secures financing, commissioning date set for 2019
May 31, 2018
Eight Rivers Energy Company has secured $50 million in financing this month for what will be Jamaica’s largest solar plant. The loans were secured through foreign institutions, following an invitation to local banks to participate. Local institutions were unable to comply with the necessary terms, according to EREC partner Angella Rainford. “We invited select local […]
El Salvador’s 100 MW solar PV project begins Phase 1 operations
May 24, 2018
El Salvador’s solar industry is growing, with the first 10 MW of ten solar PV plants inaugurated this week. When completed, the Bosphorus project will have 10 solar PV projects generating a total of 100 MW. AES El Salvador, the Salvadoran subsidiary of US power company AES Corporation, and the Guatemalan Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI) are […]
Solar and wind projects secure financing in Dominican Republic
May 10, 2018
Two renewable energy project developers in the Dominican Republic advanced financing plans this week, securing debt for solar and wind-powered projects on the Caribbean island. The Monte Plata solar plant will expand capacity from its current 30 MW (commissioned in September 2016) to 69 MW. Once operational, it will be the largest solar plant in the […]
St. Lucia 3 MW solar plant 90% complete, begins feeding power to grid
April 17, 2018
Just shy of fifteen thousand solar panels, the St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) 3MW Solar Farm in La Tourney, Vieux Fort is now feeding solar energy into the island’s electricity grid. This is the island’s first utility-scale solar farm. As of April 11, the entire 3 MW was online, producing its maximum output. Project Director, […]
Operations begin at 5.5 MW solar farm in Cuba
April 11, 2018
Following the inauguration of the first solar park in the Cuban province of Ciego de Ávila – a 4.4 MW farm which begun operations in January – a second plant has begun operations. The 5.5 MW plant, located in the municipality of Chambas, was synchronized to the SEN at the beginning of February and contributes […]
Bahamas to scale up solar energy with 3MW solar park
April 9, 2018
The Bahamas is getting a 3 MW solar park next year, with construction slated to begin this summer. The Grand Bahama Power Company’s first utility-scale solar energy project will be built on 11 acres of industrial land near its generation plant on West Sunrise Highway. The $5 million project is expected to be commissioned in […]
Jamaican factory economizes with solar PV and efficiency
April 6, 2018
Jamaican seafood trader Rainforest is doubling solar energy capacity at its plant in Montego Bay, from 0.5 megawatt to one megawatt, at a cost of $75 million. Following this project, solar PV panels will cover all of Rainforest’s primary operating and administrative buildings. The first project cost approximately $1.65/watt, but is now less than $1.00. […]
Cuba plans to switch on 4.4 MW solar farm in March
February 14, 2018
In 2017, Cuba installed 32 MW of new solar PV bringing the current total is 65 MW, but in March the nunber will rise yet again, with the planned inauguration of a 4.4 MW solar farm. The solar project is nearly completed in the province of Sancti Spíritus. The project required an investment of 12 […]