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MPC Capital says construction complete on 6.4-MWp El Salvador solar farm
January 5, 2021
Hamburg-based asset manager MPC Muenchmeyer Petersen Capital AG announced that the construction of its 6.4-MWp San Isidro solar project in El Salvador had been finalized. Source
Enel X and Eaton team up on solar and storage microgrid in Puerto Rico
December 17, 2020
Enel X and power equipment and management company Eaton will partner on a solar-storage microgrid in Puerto Rico, one of the largest yet built on an island struggling to restructure its hurricane-battered power grid. Source
Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and Leclanché break ground on Caribbean’s largest solar generation and storage system
December 14, 2020
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, the state-owned St. Kitts Electric Company and Switzerland’s Leclanché SA have broken ground on a landmark solar generation and storage project that will provide between 30-35% of St. Kitts baseload energy needs for the next 20-25 years while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 740,000 metric tons. […]
Renewables could help Caribbean islands become more hurricane-resilient
December 9, 2020
Solar panels connected to microgrids can come back online quickly after a storm, says Kaitlyn Bunker from the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute. She’s co-author of a study that shows that one way to minimize this risk is to add renewables that are connected to microgrids. These systems can operate independently from the larger grid. […]
New Trinidad and Tobago solar project to be “largest in Caribbean”
November 5, 2020
Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister, Colm Imbert said government has secured two bidders who will deliver 112 megawatts of power from renewable energy. The government is confident that once the planned solar power project is completed “it will be the largest in the Caribbean.” Source
Jamaican airport installing 1 MW solar rooftop
June 12, 2020
One of Jamaica’s largest airports is building a 1 MW solar plant, with plans to increase to 3 MW. MBJ Airports Limited, which manages Sangster International Airport, SIA, expects to reduce its electricity bill by 11 percent through a US$1.2 million solar energy project. MBJ Airports said the 1 MW solar plant would be installed […]
PREPA taking final steps towards PPOA agreement for Caribbeans largest solar facility
May 8, 2020
A landmark power purchase agreement for Puerto Rico’s sizable Montalva solar project will be signed within days, according to Canadian developer, Greenbriar Capital Corp. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) informed its Governing Board on April 30 that it has attained substantial progress on 7 of the 19 remaining amended and restated renewable energy […]
Mega Solar Project Still Moving in Puerto Rico
May 1, 2020
Covid-19 has not stalled the Caribbean’s largest solar project. Greenbriar Capital recently signed an agreement with China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for design and construction of its massive Montalva solar project in Puerto Rico. Planned for the island’s southwest coast, Montalva would launch with 80 MW AC of photovoltaic and the capacity to expand up […]
US$500 million approved for AES Gener renewable projects
April 22, 2020
Shareholders of Chilean developer AES Gener approved the proposed raising of US$500 million for the installation of 1.6GW of solar and wind projects in Chile and Colombia. The total US$1.8 billion in funding will come from a combination of the US$500-million capital increase, cash and third-party partnerships. This includes US$335 million from top shareholder AES […]