Grenada Electricity Services (Grenlec) is pleased to announce that it is currently exploring opportunities that would boost utility-scale renewable energy penetration in Grenada. The immediate focus for Grenlec is on integrating renewable energy generation at sites in Point Salines, St. George’s, Pearls, St. Andrew and Carriacou. This thrust aligns with sustainable practices and environmental responsibility […]
St. George’s: The Honourable Kerryne James, Minister for Climate Resilience, The Environment & Renewable Energy, leads Grenada’s delegation at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), COP 28 in Dubai, Expo City. World leaders and climate change activists will convene in Dubai from November 30-December 12, 2023, to engage in discussions, collaborate on […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Energy Ministers, decision-makers from the public and private sectors and energy sector thought-leaders and experts, last week accepted the challenge to become Energy Champions at the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF-VIII) held at the AC Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica, from November 7-9. The Energy Champions agreed to lead the promotion of the Caribbean’s push towards […]
St. George’s, Grenada: Republic Bank (Grenada) Limited has taken bold, decisive action to reduce its carbon footprint, specifically “greenhouse gases” generated by electricity made from fossil fuels. The Bank officially turned “off” the switch which previously generated electricity from natural gas for over 27 years at its corporate headquarters on Maurice Bishop Highway in […]
Grenada’s Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, Hon. Kerryne James has announced that Grenada, through the Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy – is currently in discussions with the Ireland-based Seabased Group, for the development and deployment of a pilot commercial-scale two-megawatt (2 MW) Wave Power Park. Minister James […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, October 11, 2022: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed USD150,000 to assist with financing a feasibility study for the Government of Belize to assess the potential of generating electricity from biogas collected from sewage treatment facilities. Biogas is a form of renewable energy produced by breaking down organic matter such as agricultural waste, […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Make the dollars make sense. That is what is needed to accelerate the renewable energy (RE) transition in the Caribbean, asserted high level energy industry stakeholders from both the public and private sectors during a sustainable energy seminar held on Friday as part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 52nd Annual Meeting. […]
Bridgetown, Barbados, April 29, 2022: – When the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) gathered for its 14th session in Miami, Florida, recently, CIBC FirstCaribbean was named recipient of the award for Best Renewable Energy Financing in the 2022 CREF Industry Awards. The forum returned to its first in-person gathering where over 25 countries, including regional […]
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2021 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today US$21.9 million for the Renewable Energy Sector Development Project for Saint Lucia. This grant financing will help the Government of Saint Lucia assess the viability of its geothermal resources for power generation and strengthen the business environment for the private sector to pursue clean energy […]
