Caribbean leaders call for greater reforms to advance clean energy transition
Published on June 29, 2026
Senior officials from Caribbean governments, regulators, the private sector, and development partners have issued a clear call to transform the region’s energy systems and unlock abundant renewable resources to deliver clean, affordable, reliable power.
Speaking at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) 56th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors on Thursday, June 4, regional leaders delivered an unequivocal message: the region must move beyond fragmented efforts and embrace bold, coordinated inclusive action.
The call came during the seminar “Energy Transition: The Key to a More Resilient Region,” where panellists set out shared priorities for the next 12 to 24 months: bundling small national projects into investable regional portfolios, scaling up guarantees and blended finance to attract private capital, and building modern climate-resilient grids designed for a renewable future.
Panellists also elaborated on the need for regional integration, stronger technical capacity within governments, regulators, and utilities, and the meaningful inclusion of youth in developing solutions – key pillars of CDB’s 2026–2035 Strategic Plan, Transforming the Caribbean for Resilience.
The Bank’s focus on advancing clean energy security for its Borrowing Member Countries was a central theme of the session.
