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Groundbreaking ceremony for Jamaica’s largest solar project
December 12, 2017
On Wednesday, December 13, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held for the 37 MW solar energy project in Paradise Park, Westmoreland, Jamaica. The project is estimated to cost $60m and should be commissioned within a year. The project is being developed by French energy producer, Neoen, alongside Rekamniar Frontier Ventures and MPC Capital. Angella Rainford, […]
Canadian company to bring solar PV to Cuba
November 21, 2017
Construction on a new solar PV project will start in Northwestern Cuba in January 2018. Deltro Group Ltd. a Canadian-based developer of clean renewable energy projects was awarded a contract to build, own and operate a solar photovoltaic electric generating facility in north western Cuba. The facility will feed into the national grid, operated and maintained […]
Solar and electric vehicles projects in Barbados, energy policy expected in coming weeks
November 21, 2017
A $50 million UAE grant program will help fund two new solar projects in Barbados. The first project is a 500 kW ground-mounted solar PV project at the Bowmanston pumping station in St. John. The project will reduce the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) energy consumption by 20% reduce yearly cost by $500,000. The second project […]
Off grid solar grows in Peru
November 21, 2017
The British Embassy in Peru, with technical assistance from UK company NGO Practical solutions, has installed a solar energy solution for a rural community in Peru. Located in the Southern remote region of Ocoruro, and at altitudes exceeding 4,000 meters, the solar technology will provide the community of Ocoruro with electricity for schools, medical facilities, […]
Mexico receives new proposals for 754.7 MW of solar
October 9, 2017
Developers have submitted proposals to Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) to build 754.7 MW of large-scale solar capacity at six locations, less than a month after several companies applied for permission to develop 843.6 MW. The number of PV projects submitted for approval to the Mexican authorities has increased considerably over the […]
Colombia to get its first floating solar PV plant
September 28, 2017
Energy and infrastructure developer Innova Capital Partners and French floating PV specialist Ciel & Terre (C&T) will jointly develop floating solar plants in Colombia. Innova subsidiary Innova Solar Colombia (ISC) will act as developer and investor while C&T will provide its floating PV technology and technical expertise for any projects. Colombia contains a large number of […]
Chinese company wins bid for Cuba’s 3.9 MW solar project
September 26, 2017
Cuba has ambitious solar plans to install upwards of 700 MW of solar PV, and China is once again playing a part in that growth. Risen Energy, a Chinese based solar energy module manufacturer, has won the contract for a 3.9MW solar project in Cuba. It was reported earlier this year that a Chinese contractor […]
Haiti to build hybrid solar/wind power plant
August 23, 2017
Earlier this month, Haitian leaders gathered at the construction site of what will be a 160 kW hybrid diesel/wind/solar power plant – a technology first for Haiti. President Jovenel Moïse, accompanied by his Special Energy Advisor, Evenson Calixte, and the Member of Parliament for the constituency, went to the commune of Irois (Department of Grand’Anse), […]
Haiti’s new hybrid solar smart grid is largest in Caribbean
August 23, 2017
Haiti’s new hybrid smart grid project is up and running, and is already providing 450 kW of clean energy to facilities including a school, a hospital and a car repair shop. Together with the Biohaus Foundation, NPH Germany (a local charity organization), will use this hybrid smart-grid to power all of its facilities in the Haitian […]