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The CARILEC Resilient Energy Community (CAREC) invites energy professionals across the Caribbean to register for the FREE upcoming webinar: Resilience Planning and Finance, part of the CAREC Resilient Power Series.

📅 June 2, 2026 | 11:00 AM
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As the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season gets underway, this session will bring together utility professionals, disaster management experts, and energy solutions specialists to examine how Caribbean utilities can move from reactive disaster response toward a sustained, embedded culture of resilience.

The discussion will cover financing strategies for storm hardening and grid modernisation, how to position resilience projects for international lenders and development partners, strengthening institutional preparedness, and how regional coordination and data sharing can improve preparedness and recovery outcomes.

Leaders from CARILEC member utilities participated in a site visit to Dominica Electricity Services Limited’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility in Roseau, Dominica.

During the visit, participants toured the operational battery storage facility and engaged directly with engineers, gaining valuable firsthand insight into how battery energy storage is already strengthening grid operations across the Caribbean.

The BESS facility plays a critical role in supporting grid stability, renewable energy integration, and the future integration of Dominica’s geothermal plant, helping prepare the grid for increased baseload renewable energy on the island.

A key takeaway from the visit was the clear demonstration that grid-scale storage is already improving flexibility and reliability on island power systems. Participants also benefited greatly from the practical, on-site technical exchanges, which offered learning opportunities that go beyond theory and presentation.

Site visits such as this remain an essential part of knowledge sharing, connecting strategic dialogue with the infrastructure, people, and expertise driving resilient energy systems across the region.

The Caribbean energy transition is actively underway, and we are proud to see Dominica at the forefront of this transformation.

Following Hurricane Melissa, several member utilities stepped forward under CARILEC’s Disaster Assistance Programme to assist with critical restoration activities in Jamaica. This assistance was crucial to restoring communities across Jamaica.

Today Jamaica says Thank you. President & CEO of the Jamaica Public Service Company, Hugh Grant, handed tokens to the CEO's of regional Itilites who supported recovery efforts.

Participating utilities included:
Anguilla Electricity Company Limited (ANGLEC), Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA), Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BLPC), Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd. (BPL), Belize Electricity Limited (BEL), British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC), Dominica Electricity Services Ltd. (DOMLEC), Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), Grenada Electricity Services Ltd. (GRENLEC), Grand Bahama Power Company Limited (GPBL), Aqualectra, Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC), St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. (SKELEC), St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC), St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC), Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC),The U. S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA).