By Gaulbert Sutherland in Washington
With a growing market for renewables, the Caribbean and Central America are being urged to diversify their fuel sources and the US yesterday unveiled US$10m in grant financing but Guyana was not listed as among the countries that could potentially benefit.
“Our approach has been that any government that is actually moving in the direction of addressing these issues, we’re gonna meet their political will and their energy with equal support,” US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Juan Gonzalez told reporters during a news conference at the State Department in Washington yesterday as Caribbean and Central American leaders met with top US administration officials to discuss energy security. He noted that moving to clean energy is not easy and is expensive but Washington is willing to provide support.
At the news conference, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator of USAID Sarah-Ann Lynch also revealed the details of the Clean Energy Finance Facility for the Caribbean and Central America which was announced by
