{"id":248317,"date":"2025-09-02T07:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=248317"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:27:54","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-joins-oecs-isa-solar-energy-pact-to-boost-regional-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-joins-oecs-isa-solar-energy-pact-to-boost-regional-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda Joins OECS\u2013ISA Solar Energy Pact to Boost Regional Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the Seventh Meeting of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Santiago, Chile from August 4\u20136, 2025, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the ISA to strengthen support for Member Countries in advancing their sustainable energy goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISA is an intergovernmental organisation working to accelerate the adoption of solar energy technologies, by providing policy support, capacity building, and technical assistance to 124 Member Countries across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions.<\/p>

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Under the theme\u00a0\u201cHarnessing Solar Power for Resilience, Growth, and Unity in the Region,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the Regional Committee Meeting brought together several members of the ISA from Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>

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This included the six independent OECS Member States\u2014Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\u2014to discuss advances in solar energy and identify opportunities to best leverage financing and partnerships to increase the uptake of solar energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MOU between the OECS and ISA acknowledges the critical role that clean energy plays in building resilience to climate change in the Eastern Caribbean, as well as the pivotal role indigenous energy can play in transforming the economies of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).<\/p>

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The partnership framework establishes several areas of cooperation, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n