Solar power for schools

June 13, 2013
  Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine said a tender is being prepared for the award of a contract to install Solar Photo-Voltaic panels and solar powered distilled...


T&T, US sign MOU on renewable energy

June 10, 2013
The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs has started work on a Regional Renewable Energy Centre, following the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...


…PM predicts strong energy ties

June 5, 2013
  Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is predicting a strong energy relationship between this country and the People’s Republic of China.   “My Government is actively seeking to penetrate...


China’s Xi in Trinidad to Talk Energy, Bolster Ties

June 4, 2013
  Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the tiny Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago Friday night in a historic visit to the region aimed at...


T&T eyes Chinese energy markets

May 30, 2013
  Discussions on supplying the energy markets of China will be one of the focal points during the visit of China’s President Xi Jinping this weekend,...


Govt looking at better energy deal with China

  Government will explore energy market expansion with the Chinese delegation which arrives in T&T tomorrow, Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine has said. Speaking at yesterday’s post-Cabinet media...


T&T, US sign deal on ‘clean’ energy

May 29, 2013
  Trinidad and Tobago and the United States Department of Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation on scientific, technical and policy aspects...


US, T&T to establish Regional Renewable Energy Research centre

  US Vice President Joe Biden applauds while local musicians play the national instrument, the steelpan at the Diplomatic Centre in Port of Spain.   The governments of...


Trinidad, US to Set Up Green Energy Centre at University of West Indies

Above: the University of the West Indies St Augustine   Trinidad and Tobago and the United States will jointly establish a Renewable Energy Research Centre at the...


Solar lighting for Sando Waterfront

April 26, 2013
  San Fernando Mayor Navi Muradali is calling for solar and wind powered lighting along the San Fernando Waterfront which is currently being developed.   Muradali, chairman of...


TT and Indonesia to explore energy

April 24, 2013
  Trinidad and Tobago and Indonesia have laid the foundation for possible future cooperation in energy projects, as a result of a meeting between Energy Minister...


No taxpayers’ $$ for solar powered Community Centres

March 30, 2013
  Taxpayers will no longer have to pay thousands of dollars in electricity bills for Community Centres across the country as the Ministry of Energy and...


Trinidad & Tobago installs solar lighting at community centres

March 26, 2013
  The inaugural installation of Solar Lighting at Community Centres will take place at the Malabar Phase IV Community Centre, Holly Betaudier Drive, Malabar, Arima, on...


Energy ad campaign wins gold award

March 14, 2013
  The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs (MEEA) communication campaign, Where Does My Energy Come From? and its related interactive Web site, www.myenergytt.com, produced by advertising...


Tewarie: Increase in vehicles could become unmanageable

  There are currently 700,000 cars on the roads of T&T and in a population of just over 1.3 million the growth of private vehicles could...


Renewable Energy Projects For Tobago

March 12, 2013
  The Inter-American Bank (IDB) has allocated US$100,000 to fund a renewable energy programme for Tobago, Natasha Marzolf who heads the bank’s team on renewable energy...


T&T, Guyana sign energy MOU

March 6, 2013
Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine and his Guyanese counterpart Robert Persaud yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote greater cooperation in energy and energy related...


T&T ‘one of the worst energy-efficient nations’

December 1, 2012
(Trinidad Express) The World Bank has ranked Trinidad and Tobago as one of the worst energy-efficient countries in the world, Minister of Energy Kevin Ramnarine...


Trinidad and IDB Launching Sustainable Energy Programme

November 29, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago and the Inter-American Development Bank are launching an IDB-funded Sustainable Energy Programme. The plan, which is officially being launched on Friday, will create...


Trinidadian named 2013 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes scholar

November 21, 2012
(Jamaica Observer) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – 22-year-old Cornelius Neale of Trinidad & Tobago has been named the 2013 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar. Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave,...


Trinidad can provide Guyana with electricity

September 13, 2012
By Rabindra Rooplall Donald Baldeosingh A senior Trinidad and Tobago energy official believes that Guyana’s power woes can be solved through a simple cable linking the two...


First renewable energy project to generate electricity for PowerGen

August 8, 2012
Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Kevin Ramnarine will launch the installation of Renewable Energy Technologies at the Islamic Home for Children at Rahaman Drive,...


Caribbean’s first Energy Institute opens Tuesday

June 1, 2012
At least six of Trinidad and Tobago’s Cabinet Ministers will gather at Brechin Castle, Couva, tomorrow, when the University of Trinidad and ...


Renewable Energy: Students Work to Find Cleaner Sources of Fuel

March 19, 2012
“Being a chemical engineer, I’m increasingly aware of the need to find renewable alternate sources of energy, not only because fossil fuels will...


Introducing SolarGray Ltd in Trinidad & Tobago

March 14, 2012
SolarGray Ltd., a small Trinidadian company specialising in solar energy installations, was recently the subject of a feature in the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday business...


Project Spotlight:Tobago House of Assembly Solar Park Lights

March 13, 2012
Project Name: Tobago House of Assembly Solar Park Lights Location: Scarborough, Tobago (Opposite Scarborough Fishing Depot) Objectives: To provide Security lighting for car park patrons Implementing\Executing Agency: Smart...


TT going green

March 1, 2012
THE GREEN theory is rapidly gaining traction in Trinidad and Tobago. Apart from the constant calls to plant more trees and the hope...


IDB to lend Trinidad and Tobago USD 60m for clean energy projects including Caribbean Renewable Energy Center

November 23, 2011
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said it would provide a loan of USD 60 million (EUR 45m) to Trinidad and Tobago to support...


Trinidad and Tobago to transition to sustainable energy sources with IDB financing

November 22, 2011
US$60 million loan to help Caribbean nation implement a more efficient, sustainable and clean energy matrix The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$60 million...


Lecture reveals T&T can recycle waste KFC oil

November 15, 2011
Chair lecturer, Department of Physics. at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and president of the Caribbean Solar Energy Society, Dr Indra...


T&T government pushes renewable energy agenda

November 10, 2011
In promoting Renewable Energy Awareness Campaign in tandem with Caricom Energy Week, the Government has outlined several measures and initiatives to sensitise people...


Trinidad & Tobago: Renewable Energy Awareness Campaign for CEW

November 5, 2011
Understanding T&T’s Energy: Promoting Sustainability through Smarter Energy Choices. The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs launched its Renewable Energy (RE) Awareness Campaign in tandem ...


Opportunity for RE Investment at T&T Trade & Investment Convention

June 1, 2011
[ June 15, 2011 8:00 am to June 18, 2011 2:00 pm. ] TIC is pleased to announce that Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of ...


USC student gets $25,000 scholarship for paper on RE

May 26, 2011
Scholarship winner Kershama Tessa Samuel listens as Patrick Kelly, vice president Business Banking, RBC/RBTT shares tips on work-life balance. Kershama Tessa Samuel proposes using...


Solar energy for more schools in Trinidad & Tobago

May 5, 2011
  Energy and Energy Affairs Minister and MP for San Fernando West, Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan, views a demonstration of solar powered lighting at Presentation College,...


Solar power coming to T&T schools; government takes steps towards a transition to renewable energy

May 4, 2011
Trinidad and Tobago’s oil and gas resources are finite and one day, it would either run out or lose its value, warned Energy and Energy...


Solar lights shine on fashion

April 21, 2011
    Gracing the stage was emerging designer, Christel Tomwing, accompanying her model, Tracee Tang Yew, dressed in her oriental inspired piece made out of...


Energy Chamber’s take on the National energy policy consultations and a Green Economy

March 31, 2011
The Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs recently concluded a national energy policy consultation series to foster dialogue on the future of the...


Alternative energy the way to go for Trinidad & Tobago!

February 23, 2011
Calls for the Government of Trinidad & Tobago to make alternative energy a priority heated up at a public lecture hosted jointly by the...


Trinidad & Tobago puts focus on renewable energy

January 27, 2011
Although successive governments have pledged to increase the local production of renewable energy, Trinidad and Tobago is still lagging behind other countries in this sphere,...





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