Trinidad and Tobago - New Energy Events

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
NGC launches new subsidiary, NGC Green, to pursue renewable opportunities in T&T
January 19, 2024
The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago launched NGC Green Company Limited (NGC Green) this week. The subsidiary is actively pursuing opportunities in the renewable energy space. Source: TT Loop News
bp and Shell break ground on 112 MW solar plant in Trinidad and Tobago
April 27, 2023
Construction commenced on the 112 MW solar plant in Trinidad and Tobago, the project is being developed by bp and Shell. Source: EnergyNowTT
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
Construction to begin in Trinidad on 112.2 MW solar project
December 22, 2022
Trinidad and Tobago project partners bp, Shell, and Lightsource are set to start construction on one of the largest solar projects in the Caribbean. The project will be constructed at two sites and have a combined capacity of 112.2 MW. Source: EnergyNow.TT
NGC and NewGen sign a non-binding HOA to further the development of a sustainable hydrogen economy in Trinidad and Tobago
August 10, 2022
The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) and NewGen Energy Limited (NewGen) signed a non-binding HOA to collaborate on developing a sustainable hydrogen economy in Trinidad and Tobago. Source: Media. NGC
The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) and NewGen sign non-binding LOI to evaluate NewGen’s hydrogen project
June 2, 2022
Trinidad and Tobago’s national gas company signed a non-binding LOI with NewGen Energy Limited to work together to evaluate the development of NewGen’s hydrogen production facility. Source: Media.NGC
HDF Energy acquires a 70 percent majority stake in the NewGen clean hydrogen project in Trinidad
April 14, 2022
Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) announced that it has acquired a 70% majority stake in the US$200m NewGen green hydrogen production project in Trinidad, led by local company Kenesjay Green Ltd (KGL). KGL, the project developer, will retain the remaining 30% of the share capital of NewGen, which will be jointly owned by KGL and […]
Barbados Prime Minister defends decision to explore for oil and gas
March 17, 2022
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley defended the decision to explore for oil and gas along their maritime border with Trinidad and Tobago. According to Mottley, describing it as an issue of equity, fossil fuels have the potential to finance Barbados’s bid for net zero. Source: Argus Media