Caribbean roundup: Renewable energy auction, service call, billing

Energy service consultancy Accion Group is conducting an auction of renewable resources in the US Virgin Islands totaling 128MW solar and 63.2MWh battery energy storage owned by VIElectron.

“In response to the ongoing needs for reliable energy in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. issued Executive Order No. 537-a-2024 which declared an energy emergency and directed the Water and Power Authority (“WAPA”) to take all necessary action to procure new energy sources,” Accion announced.

Accion said that the initial auction for the first facility, Petronella, is being conducted on an expedited basis in response to the emergency. Petronella is operational and has a 25-year power purchase agreement with WAPA and has an assured point of interconnection and transmission.

The auction process is available here.

Service call

Dominican Republic state power transmission company Eted requires the development and implementation of a system to evaluate the primary frequency regulation for the operation of the national grid in real time.

Proposals for the five-month contract are due in July, according to procurement information.

Billing

Barbados’ Fair Trading Commission opened consultation for a proposal to implement a retroactive billing policy applicable to regulated utility service providers, including Barbados Light & Power.

The proposal is available in the Documents box in the top right corner and comments may be submitted to info@ftc.gov.bb by June 26.