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renewable energy

May 12, 2025

After a decade of delays, climate fund could soon get millions

Efforts to tackle climate change in the territory may soon be eligible for long-delayed funding from a pot that has grown to almost $6 million. After sitting empty for a …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
climate change
April 25, 2024

Homeowners promised solar option

The BVI Electricity Corporation is implementing an initiative to bring solar energy to more Virgin Islands households, Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer announced during a press conference last Thursday. …

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by Allison Vaughn
March 25, 2024

Arbitrators discuss Caribbean industries

Construction, oil and gas, renewable energy and fintech were among the Caribbean industries that topped the discussion agenda last week during the fifth annual BVI Arbitration Week. The five-day event …

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by The BVI Beacon
July 31, 2023

With Power52 boss in bankruptcy, Anegada solar farm’s future unclear

More than two years after his company won a $4.6 million contract to build a major solar plant on Anegada, American developer Rob Wallace Jr. broke ground last December alongside …

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by Joey Waldinger
Anegada solar farm site
September 2, 2021

HOA looks to go green with tax cuts

In the interest of supporting green industries, members of the House of Assembly passed a resolution on Aug. 26 to add certain energy-based goods to the list of zero-tax items …

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by Dana Kampa
June 18, 2021

Renewable imports to be tax-free for two years

Starting July 1, government will eliminate all import duties on any renewable energy product for a period of two years, according to a recently published summary of the May 28 …

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by Joey Waldinger
April 14, 2021

Government seeks renewable energy plan similar to one drafted before 2019 election

The government is seeking a consultant to draft a plan to help the Virgin Islands transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.  But such a plan was approved by …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 15, 2021

Youth Empowerment Project gets first grid-tied solar panels on Tortola

After years of delays, the Youth Empowerment Project on Jan. 7 became the first entity on Tortola to be approved by the BVI Electricity Corporation to sell electricity it generates …

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by Joey Waldinger
August 18, 2020

H. Lavity Stoutt Community College gets $362k for solar tech training

On July 29, Unite BVI provided a $362,000 grant to H. Lavity Stoutt Community College to provide scholarships for students to participate in a planned solar technician training programme, according …

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by Joey Waldinger
August 5, 2020

As ten-year deadline approaches, Virgin Islands lags on renewable energy goals

Ever since the Virgin Islands government began supplying public electricity in the 1950s, the territory has been powered almost exclusively by diesel fuel even as other countries around the globe …

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by Joey Waldinger
July 23, 2020

United States firm gets contract for Anegada solar array

Power52, a solar installation company based in Baltimore, has been awarded a contract to construct a four-and-a-half-acre hybrid solar and battery system on Anegada as part of the government’s larger …

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by Joey Waldinger
April 4, 2020

Bids come in for solar grid on Anegada

The BVI Electricity Corporation is working with an international consulting company to evaluate five bids to construct a utility-scale solar array on Anegada, the utility announced this week. The BVIEC …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 30, 2020

HLSCC to offer solar technician training

As the Virgin Islands works to meet ambitious clean energy goals, government last week announced a partnership with a non-profit organisation co-founded by NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis, which …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 5, 2019

Premier to introduce energy strategy at HOA

Premier Andrew Fahie plans to table the BVI Resilient National Energy Transition Strategy at the House of Assembly sitting on Monday. The step is among several agenda items listed on …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
April 18, 2019

Skelton-Cline to get $98k for 6-month consultancy

The government will pay Claude Skelton-Cline’s firm Grace Consultants $98,000 over a six-month period for wide-ranging services related to a renewable energy unit, negotiations with telecommunications providers, small business assistance, …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY

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