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Stalled St. Vincent and the Grenadines geothermal project ready for next phase
November 30, 2018
St. Vincent Geothermal Company Ltd and Jardboranir hf. (Icelandic Drilling Company), have signed a contract to drill four wells for the on-going geothermal project on the Caribbean island. This is the fifth drilling contract that the Icelandic company has undertaken in the Caribbean. The wells will supply steam for the St. Vincent geothermal power plant […]
2.35 MW of Solar PV projects start construction under UAE-Caribbean Renewables Fund
November 7, 2018
Solar PV plant projects in the Bahamas, Barbados, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have start construction with funding provided by the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund. The USD 50 million fund was set up in January, and is expected to support renewable energy projects in more than sixteen countries in the Caribbean, over the next […]
PPA and new shareholder agreement for St. Vincent geothermal project
October 23, 2018
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves announced that the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for St. Vincent’s geothermal project will be signed shortly. The agreement is between St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited, and Emera Inc. and Reykjavik Geothermal. An adapted shareholders agreement will also be signed, by which the government’s shareholding will increase to 49%, with 51% […]
St. Vincent geothermal project to commence drilling operations in 2019
June 6, 2018
After renegotiating the power purchase agreement, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has reset the clock for its geothermal project. The commercial operation date is now set for around June 2021, with drilling anticipated to commence in January 2019. “The issue, Mr. Speaker, why we have to push it further is because we took so long […]
St. Vincent restructures geothermal project, timeline to reset
April 5, 2018
The geothermal project on St. Vincent and the Grenadines has had an ownership shake-up, with a positive result for the citizens of St. Vincent. After renegotiations, the government will now own a 49 percent stake in the geothermal plant, and the developers – Emera and Reykjavik Geothermal (originally with a 75 percent share) will own […]
St. Vincent island to get first solar-battery-storage microgrid
January 16, 2018
In mid-2018, St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be connecting its first microgrid to its power system. The EPC contract was signed in late December between St. Vincent and the Grenadines utility, VINLEC, and Curacao solar energy firm, EcoEnergy, N.V. for the utility’s first solar battery storage microgrid. The system, to be built on the […]
Microgrids in the Caribbean: Nothing micro about the opportunity
May 25, 2017
Guest Editorial, written by Kaitlyn Bunker, Ph.D., Rocky Mountain Institute – Carbon War Room Energy systems around the world are witnessing a shift towards smaller, more sustainable, and more accessible electricity generation and connection options. Microgrids are at the center of this fundamental change, bringing new and innovative business models to the traditional energy model. […]
St. Vincent microgrid project accepting bids
April 27, 2017
On Friday, April 21, St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) and Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room (RMI-CWR) released a Request for Qualifications for interested parties to submit credentials to bid for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for a solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage Microgrid Project on the Grenadine Island of Mayreau. […]
St. Vincent & Grenadines Confirm for GEOLAC 2017
February 7, 2017
Ellsworth Dacon, Director of Energy for the Government of St. Vincent and Grenadines, has confirmed his participation in GEOLAC 2017. SVG has moved aggressively to develop its geothermal resource in recent years. Exploration drilling is expected to begin in 2018. Reykjavik Geothermal, one of the developers of the project, will also participate at GEOLAC 2017.