CEC Roundup 2025

In November, CEC Chair Melanie Chen was invited to be the guest speaker at Oxford Energy Society. She presented “Transformational Horizons for Caribbean Energy Security”. It was inspiring to meet a wide range of Oxford University students from all different subjects who asked a range of questions which gave rise to engaging discussions. CEC thanks…

CEC and members of the Energy Efficiency/ESCO taskforce attended the seminar hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Trinidad. The Caribbean region, composed primarily of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), faces acute challenges from climate change. This seminar brought together Caribbean stakeholders, Korean experts and international institutions to reflect on region-specific climate…

In September 2025, CEC sponsored the “Clean Energy Innovation and Community-Led Transitions on Islands” session. The session was moderated by Melanie Chen and there was an impressive, seasoned panel of speakers: The key message was that community engagement is a core part of any project and needs to be a priority from the start.  Early…

In September, Eugene Tiah and Melanie Chen gave a presentation on CEC’s work on Energy Efficiency at the PLEA CEO’s meeting which was hosted by Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited.  It was agreed to collaborate further on this important issue.  CEC thanks PLEA and Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited for their kind hospitality.

In August 2025, Melanie Chen and Eugene Tiah met with Dr Neil Colin Gosine and colleagues to introduce the work of CEC and in particular to present on the following: CEC thanks Dr Gosine and team for the opportunity to meet with CEC.

On 23 July 2025, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) held a key validation workshop to advance the National Wind Energy Action Plan which CEC attended.  Key 2025 TT Wind Energy Developments & Workshops

In early July 2025, CEC and CAB jointly hosted a webinar on Financing of Energy Efficiency Projects. The session was introduced by Wendy Delmar (CAB) and Eugene Tiah (CEC). The webinar gave an introduction to Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and their role in the Caribbean presented by Goncalo Mendes, EuroCham of TT. Andre Escalante (Energy…

In June 2025, CEC Chair, Melanie Chen attended this forum in DC.  There were also additional private dinners and events on the sidelines of the forum. Key takeaways from the forum:

In June 2025, CEC Chair, Melanie Chen attended this conference, co-hosted by the EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing in Brussels and took part in the Roundtable “Energy Efficiency for Industrial Competitiveness” and gave the Caribbean perspective. The conference was well attended by representatives from over 100 countries at the Ministerial, Global CEO and senior…

In June 2025, CEC CEO, Eugene Tiah attended this conference and moderated a panel on “Responsible and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources”. The panellists were: Please see the link below for the areas covered and discussed.