energy
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Germany and CARICOM take the Cooperation in Energy to another Level
The Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP) is handing over the baton to the Renewable and Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance project in March 2016. The CREDP started in February 2003 and ends on March 31, 2016. CREDP was a Regional Cooperation Programme between the Government of Germany and CARICOM Member States and the Dominican Republic. CREDP aimed to remove…
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First Caribbean Regional Waste-To-Energy Technology EXPO & Conference Deemed ‘A Tremendous Success’
From the 20-23 January 2016, over 100 senior professionals with expertise in energy, climate change, environment and waste management gathered at the Grenada Trade Centre to share lessons learned and perspectives on Waste-to-Energy solutions that are appropriate for small island developing states (SIDS). The First Caribbean Regional Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Technology Expo and Conference was deemed a “tremendous success” by the…
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Barbados accepted into IAEA
As Barbados works to ensure that its radiological sources are secure and safe, Minister of Health John Boyce announced today that the country’s application for membership to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been accepted. He was speaking at a course on Physical Protection and Security Management organised by the Office of Radiological Security in the United States Department…
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Sustainable environmental practices must characterise Region’s energy sectors – Guyana’s Natural Resources Minister
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 19, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, has challenged the Caribbean community to employ and promote sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in their energy sectors, even as they pursue development for their countries, in his address at the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference currently being held in Port of Spain. The Conference, which began…
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Jamaica’s climate change fight fuels investments in renewables
By Zadie Neufville KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday January 19, 2106, IPS – By year’s end, Jamaica will add 115 mega watts (MW) of renewable capacity to the power grid, in its quest to reduce energy costs and diversify the energy mix in electricity generation to 30 per cent by 2030. With 90 per cent of its electricity coming from fossil fuels,…
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Saint Lucia’s energy transition strategy
The plan will determine how best to integrate the optimum mix of renewable energies into the national energy grid, at the least cost. Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) will soon begin the process of constructing a 3.2 megawatt solar power plant. On Thursday, Jan. 14, LUCELEC signed an agreement for the development of an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with…
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Caribbean Energy Efficiency Lighting Project takes their Knowledge Road Show to Dominica and Saint Lucia
Against the background of the Caribbean being home to some of the highest per capita energy costs in the world, the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Lighting Project (CEELP) team recently engaged representatives and members of a diverse array of community groups from across the region to raise awareness about the benefits of energy efficient lighting. As part of the project’s mandate…
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Jamaica Energy Ministry promoting culture of conservation among youth
The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining is promoting energy conservation and efficiency among the nation’s youth through its annually staged Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) Energy Week School Tour. State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson, kicked off the week with a tour of Clan Carthy Primary School located on Deanery Road, Kingston, on November 9. The tour is…
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Walking for Energy: Region kicks of CARICOM Energy Week
CARICOM Energy Week 2015 was kicked off on Saturday 7 November with a series of Energy walks in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada and Guyana. We are pleased to present these photo highlights of the Kilo Walk in Guyana which began and ended at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown. Government Ministers Jaipaul Sharma and David Patterson, University of Guyana students,…
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Worldwatch Creates First Ever Sustainable Caribbean Roadmap
The Worldwatch Institute has released the first ever sustainable energy roadmap for the Caribbean to achieve 48% renewable energy generation by 2027. The Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) Baseline Report and Assessment, published this week, also suggests a 33% reduction in the region’s energy intensity, with both goals together allowing for a 46% decrease in carbon dioxide emissions over…
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