The Bahamas

Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis advised the House of Assembly yesterday that the amendment to the Electricity Act became effective last Friday and it now enables persons to install and operate renewable energy generating stations, which can be connected to the electrical grid.   “Passage of time and focused determination have given...

Bridgetown, Barbados—The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has stepped up its drive to encourage public and private sector investments in sustainable energy—energy efficiency and renewable energy projects as a matter of priority, in spite of lower oil prices. To this end, the bank is expanding the range of funding and technical assistance...

  From L-T Amjad Abdulla, Director General, Climate Change and Energy Department, Maldives; Dr Marion Williams, Barbados Permanent Representative, Geneva; Philip Weech, Director BEST Commission; Rhoda M. Jackson, Bahamas Permanent Representative, Geneva and Ahmed Sareer, Maldives Permanent Representative, New York The Ad hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for...