Trinidad

IDB Lab invests in electric vehicle start-up, GoElectricTT, in Trinidad and Tobago

February 29, 2024

IDB Lab, the innovation arm of the IDB Group, will invest in startup GoElectricTT to introduce electric vehicles in Trinidad and Tobago. Source: IADB

Stuart Young, Trinidad & Tobago’s Minister of Energy, proposes a Caribbean energy alliance with Guyana and Suriname

February 1, 2023

The Minister of Energy in Trinidad and Tobago, Stuart Young, proposed a Caribbean energy alliance with Guyana and Suriname as a means to ensure the region’s energy security. Source: Reuters

Kenesjay Green Ltd & CREAD Launch the Green Hydrogen Country Assessment for Dominica

January 28, 2022

Kenesjay Green Ltd (KGL), a Trinidad-based company, completing a Green Hydrogen Country Assessment for Dominica. Working alongside the Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD), the assessment will help create a plan to utilize Dominica’s geothermal resources and build long-term resilience into the national economy. Source: Fuel Cell Works 

Trinidad and Haiti among islands receiving UAE support for climate-resilient energy projects

January 16, 2020

The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF) has entered the second cycle of its $50 million three-year plan to build climate-resilient renewable energy projects in 16 Caribbean nations. It said it has successfully completed new development and funded agreements for the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guyana, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The […]

Report: Restoring post-storm power to Puerto Rico took a year

December 2, 2019

A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed that nearly a year passed before electricity generation was fully restored to pre-storm levels in Puerto Rico. The annual Power Plant Operations Report states that government agency PREPA, responsible for the territory’s electricity supply, lost 80% of its transmission and distribution network following Hurricanes […]