Media Releases

Regional Energy Dialogue

Monday, 16 November, 2020 | Bridgetown, Barbados - Three former CARICOM Energy Ministers led the Regional Energy Dialogue series today, one of the seminal activities of CARICOM Energy Month.

CARICOM Energy Month 2020 - Virtual EV Demonstration

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 | Bridgetown, Barbados – Car owners, car enthusiasts and persons interested in the growing electric vehicle (EV) market in the Region, will have an opportunity to take a virtual drive on Friday 20 November.

CARICOM Energy Month 2020

Friday, 30 October 2020 | Bridgetown, Barbados - The fifth observance of CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) will be launched on 2 November under the theme ‘A RE-silient Community: Energy at the Centre’.

CEM 2020 Post Launch

Monday, 02 November 2020 | Georgetown, Guyana – Under the theme “A RE-silient Community: Energy at the Centre”, CARICOM Energy Month got underway on 2 November with a virtual regional launch in the form of a panel discussion.

CEM 2020 Youth Energy Forum

Wednesday, 11 November 2020 | Bridgetown, Barbados – Under the theme, "YOUth at the Centre of CARICOM's Energy Future", young people from across CARICOM member states will join energy experts, thought leaders and policymakers at the CARICOM Energy Month (#CEM2020) Virtual Youth Forum set to take place on Friday 13 November 2020 at 1 PM AST.

PPF CRAF Joint Launch

Wednesday, 25 November 2020 | Bridgetown, Barbados – The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) today strengthened their partnership when the two regional institutions jointly launched two facilities intended to support sustainable energy projects within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Green Finance Webinar

The Technical Assistance Programme for Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean (TAPSEC) is hosting a free two-day online training on “Evaluating Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Investments in the Caribbean” from July 23-24, 2020. The training, hosted on Microsoft TEAMS, runs daily from 9:00am to 12:00pm.

CCREEE Works Toward a Resilient Caribbean through Integrated Resource and Resilience Plans

The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) has partnered with the Governments of Belize, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to undertake the development of Integrated Resource and Resilience Plans (IRRPs).

Energy stakeholders to begin drafting TAPSEC operational plan

Work on drafting an operational plan for the Technical Assistance Programme for Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean (TAPSEC) gets underway later this month.

CSEF VI highlights transformative role clean energy can play in CARICOM

Clean energy in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has to be further developed to play a transformative role in economic development, poverty alleviation, and building resilience to deal with climate change.

Clear vision needed for energy cooperation – UWI professor tells CSEF VI

A clear vision of Caribbean energy cooperation is necessary, a University of the West Indies professor said Monday.

Take control, include populace, make projects bankable – Energy Experts at CSEF VI

Take full control of the development of renewable energy (RE) in the Region. Include the general populace in the dialogue and processes that will lead to the further development of the sector. Make RE projects bankable.

Energy Services Customers to Benefit Most from New CARICOM-led Credit Risk Initiative

Customers for energy services across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are expected to be the main beneficiaries of an ongoing initiative that seeks to facilitate ease of access to credit for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within the Region’s energy sector.

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Climate-resilient energy underscored at regional workshop

The impact of the recent hurricanes on the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has served to further emphasise the urgency of generating a climate resilient energy supply, and the need to avoid the mass consumption of carbon based fuels.

Strategic financing, better partnerships needed to move Region’s energy transition

Finance was as a key topic of discussion at the Fifth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF V) held in The Bahamas in 23-25 January, 2017, under the theme ‘Future Energy 2027’, with key figures calling for appropriate means of funding energy transition.