The CEC Roundup 2024
Summary Events 2024
Since our founding this February, we are pleased to share an update on some of CEC’s work to ensure affordable net zero energy security for the Caribbean.
Guyana Energy Conference 2024
CEC was launched at the Guyana Energy Conference this February. Please see our media brief, given by Founding Chair Melanie Chen, on our founding and mission.
CREF 2024 in Miami
In April CEC had a booth at CREF which was attended by Eugene Tiah, President and CEO and Melanie Chen, Chair of CEC. Melanie Chen then moderated an informative panel at CREF 2024 in Miami on “Breaking Barriers for Massive Renewables Expansion in the Caribbean”. It was a pleasure to be a part of the…
SEOGS 2024
CEC was honoured to attend SEOGS 2024 this June in Paramaribo, Suriname. Read this interview released during SEOGS where the Energy Republic speaks with Melanie Chen, CEC Chair on challenges, growth opportunities and regional collaboration between Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago. Melanie Chen was pleased to also participate in a panel on “Managing…
TT Sustainability Conference 2024
The Trinidad and Tobago Energy Chamber gave CEC the opportunity to host the closing session of the TT Sustainability 2024 Conference. Eugene Tiah then moderated a lively panel on “Energy Conservation and Efficiency in the Caribbean”. Thank you to our panelists:
Key Priorities Identified for CEC
Technical Capacity In the technical capacity workstream, two key areas that CEC is initially focusing on are: i) utilising better existing regional technical resources and therefore an online job placement mechanism was developed and ii) education for the wider public, vocational and tertiary. Job Placement Facility CEC then launched our new online Job Placement Facility in…
Other Events
In September, CEC had a booth in Republic Bank’s Sustainability Conference held at the Macoya Conference Centre. It was encouraging to see the efforts being made from small to large companies on the sustainability front and we encourage the momentum to continue. CEC also participated in a panel at SOTIC 2024 (State of the Tourism…
International Business Conference in Guyana
The Guyana Office for Investment and co-host Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce and Guyana Manufacturing Service Association invited CEC to moderate a panel in October at the International Business Conference. Guyana’s recent oil boom has created substantial revenue streams presenting great opportunities for a thriving energy sector looking to reduce reliance on imported energy, stabilize the…
CEC attends Blue Flag / FEE Meeting in Tobago
The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is a NGO based in Copenhagen (but a registered UK charity) which is one of the world’s largest environmental education organisations, with over 100 member organisations in 81 countries. See https://www.fee.global FEE runs various programmes: The Blue Flag/Green Key/Eco Schools programmes are very important for the Caribbean. Tourism is…
CEC attends the EU and TT Wind Workshop
CEC attended the EU and TT wind workshop in Trinidad (with various govt and private sector stakeholders) to create the enabling environment to implement wind into the TT energy matrix. Aim is to have expressions of interest by 2026.