OECS Signs MoU On Solar Energy

• The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission said yesterday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to strengthen support for the member countries of the sub-region in advancing their sustainable energy goals.
• ISA is an intergovernmental organisation working to accelerate the adoption of solar energy technologies by providing policy support, capacity building, and technical assistance to 124 members across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as well as Asia and the Pacific (APAC) regions. The OECS was represented by Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
• The meeting discussed advances in solar energy and opportunities to best leverage financing and partnerships to increase the uptake of solar energy. The OECS Commission said the MoU acknowledges the critical role that clean energy plays in building resilience to climate change in the Eastern Caribbean, as well as the pivotal role indigenous energy can play in transforming the economies of small island developing states (SIDS).
• It said the partnership framework establishes several areas of cooperation, including supporting the promotion of solar energy, the OECS Sustainable Energy Framework, the OECS Sustainable Energy Greenprint, and the Caribbean NDC Finance Initiative.

(Source: Trinidad Express)