U.S. Agency for International Development

Digest (Sept 2014)

Duke Energy Progress agreed to purchase $1.2 billion in generating assets from North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency; ABB won a $400 million order that would create the first electricity link between Newfoundland and the North American power grid; Siemens Energy secured an order for a total capacity of 36 MW in Germany; NextEra Energy Partners’ Bluewater Wind Energy Center in Ontario began commercial operation; the Department of Energy took the first step toward issuing a $150 million loan guarantee to support construction of the Cape Wind offshore wind project; and others ...

Haitian Energy Executives Analyze Applicability of Colombian Electricity Reform for Haiti

Supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), seven senior executives from the government of Haiti and Electricité d’Haïti participated in an executive exchange with their counterparts from Colombia’s energy sector to review best practices in electricity sector reform and governance. The exchange, conducted by the U.S.