TAPSEC Investing in Caribbean Labour for a Sustainable, Climate Resilient Future
Nov 10 2021
With significant advancements planned and underway in policy, regulation, and financing for sustainable energy solutions in the Caribbean, growing the technical capacity of the region’s labour force is paramount in the transition plan to a low-carbon future.
CARICOM’s First Energy Knowledge Hub Launched
29 April 2021
The Caribbean is now home to its first energy data repository and knowledge management framework, the CARICOM Energy Knowledge Hub (CEKH). The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) launched the hub on Thursday, April 29 2021, during an hour-long virtual opening ceremony.
CRAF Signs First Financing Partner
29 April 2021
The Caribbean region will now benefit from significant investments in Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) projects with the rollout of the Credit Risk Abatement Facility (CRAF), a product of the Caribbean Development Fund (CDF), aimed at incentivizing investments in Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs), advancing clean energy projects.
LEAP, Empowering Regional Energy Professionals with the Capacity to Transition the Caribbean to a Sustainable Future
19 April 2021
As the global energy landscape undergoes a profound transformation, characterised primarily by a rapid growth of renewables, CARICOM member states continue to work assiduously to advance sustainable energy developments, mainstream renewable energy technologies, integrate electric vehicles into the transportation sector and transition traditional legacy systems to renewable energy systems.
CCREEE Workshop Series Focuses on Demand Projection and Demand Side Management
13 April 2021
The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) has been hosting a series of virtual capacity building sessions to help prepare regional energy actors for the future of the electricity sector.
CCREEE IRRP Workshop Series: Data Collection and Climate Vulnerability Modelling
4-9 March 2021
The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) is mandated to help several CARICOM member States develop and implement their respective integrated resource and resilience plans (IRRPs).
CCREEE Develops Capacity of Hydropower Project Developers
26 February 2021
At the 82nd Special Meeting of the Council of Trade and Economic Development (COTED), CARICOM endorsed the methodology, principles, and practices of Integrated Resource and Resilience Plans (IRRPs) as the preferred method for renewable energy (RE) development for CARICOM Member States, each of which will have produced a national IRRP by 2023.
Antigua and Barbuda Kick off NEP revision
19 February 2021
The island nation of Antigua and Barbuda is set to benefit from a Revision of its National Energy Policy (NEP), which kicked off on Friday, February 19, 2021. Not only will the revised NEP provide the framework for a greater integration of renewable energy (RE) sources in the national grid, but it will also streamline the process for RE investment approvals, encourage investment in RE demonstration projects for wind and solar sources, and increase the technical capacity of local energy institutions and energy actors to support clean energy development on the island.
50+ Energy Stakeholders Harness the Power of Wind
18 February 2021
Traditional energy systems within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continue to find themselves at the mercy of fluctuations within the energy market, the limitations of traditional designs, and the unpredictable impacts of natural disasters. As a result, following plans outlined within the CARICOM Energy Policy, Member States are working assiduously to transition to renewable energy, relying heavily on energy diversification within their respective markets.
St. Lucia Powering Toward 35% RE
2 February 2021
As Saint Lucia races toward achieving 35% renewable energy penetration by 2025, the National Utilities Regulatory Commission (NURC) kicked off a Capacity Building Workshop series under the ‘Study for Establishing the Rates of Renewable Energy for Saint Lucia’, an energy pricing project. The six-session training series commenced on February 2nd and will conclude on February 15th.
Integrated Resource and Resilience Planning to Strengthen Caribbean Energy Sector and Boost Climate Resilience
Oct 30 2020
In the past decade, Caribbean countries have endured increasingly abnormal hydro-meteorological phenomena which have decimated communities and local industries, collapsed energy infrastructure, ravaged regional budgets and laid bare the low resilience of Caribbean energy systems to climate change.
GIZ-TAPSEC and UWI Mona Sign Financing Agreement
Oct 10 2020
Recognising the critical role of academic institutions in facilitating the region’s sustainable energy transition, GIZ and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus, signed a financing agreement in August for the institutional strengthening of the Mona campus and the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC).
CARICOM | TAPSEC – Leading the RE policy transition across the Caribbean
July 30 2020
With the launch of the CARICOM Energy Policy & Regulations Help Desk, agencies across the Caribbean are confident in the support it will provide in advancing the region’s transition to renewable energy resources in the face of supply and economic challenges with imported fossil fuels.
The launch of the CARICOM Energy Policy and Regulations Help Desk
29 July 2020
The launch of the CARICOM Energy Policy and Regulations Help Desk, on July 29, 2020, promised major support in advancing the region’s transition to renewable energy (RE) resources as agencies face supply and economic challenges with imported fossil fuels.
Integrated Resource and Resilience Planning to Strengthen Caribbean Energy Sector and Boost Climate Resilience
13 April 2020
Caribbean countries have endured increasingly abnormal hydro-meteorological phenomenons which have decimated communities and industries, collapsed energy infrastructure, ravaged regional budgets and exposed the low resilience of Caribbean energy systems to climate change.
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