Guyana plans to install 33 MWp (megawatt peak) of grid-scale solar PV with battery storage in three of its un-interconnected (isolated) grids. The Government of Guyana (GoG), notwithstanding the Country’s evolving oil and gas sector, is committed to the development of a cleaner, greener, and more diversified energy matrix that is based on indigenous resources… Continue reading Guyana to install 33 MWp of Grid-scale Solar PV + Storage
Category: Solar Energy
St. Lucia’s First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
On the 11th April 2018, the St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) - the sole electric utility company on the island - completed the commissioning of the island's first utility-scale solar PV plant. The plant is rated at 3 megawatt (MW) and is located in La Tourney, Vieux Fort, just north of the Hewanorra International… Continue reading St. Lucia’s First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
Cayman Island’s First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
The energization of a 5 megawatt (MW) solar farm located on 22 acres of lands at Block 43A Parcel 346 in Bodden Town, Grand Cayman in June of 2017 was recorded in history as the first utility-scale grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the Cayman Islands. It is the result of an expression of… Continue reading Cayman Island’s First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
REdiscover: SKELEC’s First Solar PV Farm (St. Kitts)
The St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC), the sole electric power company on the beautiful island of St. Kitts, owns and operates the twin islands' second largest solar photovoltaic (PV) farm. The plant, rated at approximate 0.5 megawatts (MW), is located on roughly 100m by 183m of land on the outskirts of the capital city, Basseterre… Continue reading REdiscover: SKELEC’s First Solar PV Farm (St. Kitts)
Barbados’ First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
The Barbados Light & Power (PL&P) 10 MW solar PV farm in Trents, St. Lucy is the Island's first utility-scale solar project. In 2014, the light and power company invited proposals for a solar photovoltaic system of up to 8 megawatts (MW) on an engineering, procurement and construction turnkey basis, for which over 40 bids… Continue reading Barbados’ First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
Weighing in on T&T’s 10% RE Target
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), has set an ambitious renewable energy (RE) target of 10% of installed capacity by 2021. This equates to approximately 200 MW given the combined installed capacity of the two islands is over 2000 MW of natural gas based power generation. T&T is the only nation in the western hemisphere, and the second in the world, that generates 100%… Continue reading Weighing in on T&T’s 10% RE Target
Jamaica’s RE Near Term Outlook
The Jamaican electricity sector has seen its fair share of investment in renewable energy over the last two decades or so, to the tune of approximately US$360 million to be exact. Development to date: Jamaica has a long history of using its indigenous renewable sources of energy to generate electricity. This dates back as far as… Continue reading Jamaica’s RE Near Term Outlook
Jamaica’s First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
In 2013, WBR Enterprises Inc. was selected by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) via a competitive bidding process to develop a 20 Megawatts (MW) solar farm - the island's first utility-scale solar project. The project was the third lowest bid received, in response to the OUR's request to supply 115 MW of renewable generation, with a proposed price… Continue reading Jamaica’s First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
St. Kitts’ First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
The St Christopher Air, Sea and Ports Authority (SCASPA) solar farm is a 1.0 megawatt (MW) farm on the beautiful Island of St.Kitts. This farm, which is located just north of the runway at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport, consist of approximately 3,500 photovoltaic panels that generates more than ample electricity for SCASPA operations, with… Continue reading St. Kitts’ First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
Hybrid Solar Air Conditioner (part1)
The heat from the sun can be so unbearable at times that some of us will be driven to purchase an air conditioning unit even if it cost us an arm and a leg. Other body parts will come into question when one considers the electricity bill at the end of each month with the… Continue reading Hybrid Solar Air Conditioner (part1)