PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jul.2025, Words: 347) — A delegation from Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI), led by ministers Roodal Moonilal and Ernesto Kesar, listed the twin-island country’s 92.2 MW solar utility scale project in Brechin Castle, Couva. The visit […]
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bp resets business strategy
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Feb.2025) — UK energy giant bp introduced a fundamentally reset strategy, with significant capital reallocation, and plans to drive improved performance, aimed at growing free cash flow, returns and long-term shareholder value. “Today we have fundamentally reset bp’s strategy. We are reducing and […]
bp to Divest US Onshore Wind Operations, Focuses Onshore Renewables in Lightsource bp
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Sep.2024) — bp plc plans to divest its existing US onshore wind energy business, bp Wind Energy, and aims to bring together the development of onshore renewable power projects through Lightsource bp. bp Wind Energy has interests in 10 operating onshore wind energy […]
bp and Shell Break Ground on Solar Plant
(bp, 12.Apr.2023) — A sod turning ceremony today at Brechin Castle signaled the start of construction on Trinidad and Tobago’s first utility scale solar project. Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago was joined by the Ministers of Energy and Energy Industries and […]
Trinidad Reveals Emissions Reduction Plans by 2030
(Trinidad Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis, 25.Jan.2022) — It is my pleasure to address you at the Energy Chamber’s Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference 2022 on the critically important global aspiration of achieving NetZero by 2050. Even as we begin though, I want to take your minds back to Philosophy […]
Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference: Day 1 Highlights
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jan.2022) — Selected highlights from the virtual Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference hosted by the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago from 24-26 January 2022 including presentations from Trinidad’s Energy and Energy Industries Minister Stuart Young, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited President Mark Loquan, […]
Trinidad’s Energy Minister Provides Annual Video Update
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2021) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young commented in an annual video update from Port of Spain on key oil, gas and renewable achievements announced by the ministry in 2021. What follows are excerpts from his video briefing: — “We are […]
PM Keith Rowley Holds Energy Talks With BP In London
(The Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 4.Nov.2021) — Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley met with BP’s Chief Executive Officer, Bernard Looney at the company’s headquarters in London on Thursday 4 November, 2021. Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of […]
bpTT’s Fitzpatrick At The Climate Change Symposium
(bpTT, 17.Jun.2021) — bpTT’s Claire Fitzpatrick spoke at the Climate Change Symposium held on 14 June 2021. What follows is her full speech. Carbon Commitments and the Future for the Energy Sector Honourable Bridgid Annisette-George, MP Speaker of the House, Trinidad and Tobago Parliament Members of Parliament of Trinidad and […]
Lightsource bp Eyes Construction Of Project Lara
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Feb.2021) — Lightsource bp continues to advance two solar farm projects, collectively known as Project Lara, in Trinidad and Tobago and with a combined 112 MWac. The company aims to start construction of the Orange Grove Solar Project and the Brechin Castle Solar Project sometime in 2021, […]
Lightsource BP to Accelerate Global Solar Growth with Further Investment from BP
(Lightsource bp, 5.Dec.2019) — The management of Lightsource BP and BP have agreed to equalise their shareholdings in Lightsource BP to create a simplified 50:50 joint venture structure. As part of the transaction, BP will purchase newly-issued equity in the business to help accelerate Lightsource BP’s growth, supporting its ambitious drive towards […]