The Ministry of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency is progressing important projects to improve energy efficiency and facilitate retrofits to public sector buildings and National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) homes. Funded by the European Union by way of two grants from the Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity Programme (RESEMBID), the Cayman Islands Energy Efficiency Programme… Continue reading Energy efficiency projects progressing
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Updated National Energy Policy released
The Ministry of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency and the Energy Policy Council (EPC) are launching a 30-day public consultation to gather feedback from the Cayman Islands community on an updated National Energy Policy (NEP) and Implementation Plan. First approved in 2017, the NEP undergoes a mandatory review every five years to monitor and report on… Continue reading Updated National Energy Policy released
‘Conflict of interest’ concern over CUC’s renewable energy bid links
Concerns have been raised over conflicts of interest for Grand Cayman’s monopoly utility company CUC as the island attempts to accelerate its transition to renewable energy. The Ombudsman – Cayman’s public sector complaints watchdog – has flagged potential challenges with the bid process for large-scale solar projects. “It appears that one bidder (CUC), which already… Continue reading ‘Conflict of interest’ concern over CUC’s renewable energy bid links