Barbados is now leading the way in battery storage systems regionally, and will be a hub for the rest of the Caribbean. That’s according to Minister of Energy and Business Development Senator Lisa Cummins. She made the disclosure as she led off Debate on the 2025 Appropriation Bill.
[pdf] Up to 60 megawatts of battery storage will be tendered in what officials described as a competitive, transparent, and technically rigorous process. Projects will be backed by long-term, bankable contracts and supported by a liquidity guarantee facility administered by the Central Bank of Barbados.
[pdf] The eastern Caribbean island nation is procuring 60 MW of battery energy storage systems in its first such tender. Barbados has initiated its first procurement for battery energy storage systems in a bid to support the growing interest in renewable energy investment on the island.
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