Solamon Energy Corporation to build Large Solar Farm in Jamaica
The Toronto-based Solamon Energy Corporation says it plans to build the largest solar power plant in the Caribbean. The solar company said that the programme, to be built in Jamaica, will cost in the region of CAN$450 million or US$444.2 million. When completed, the farm will "enhance and improve the nation's energy infrastructure, as well as serve as a beacon to attract additional investment in the ICT (Information Communications Technology) and greentech sectors." A residential solar installer in Maryland is finding that more and more residents are turning towards green energy as it's good for the environment and their pockets.
Solamon's senior vice president, Ainsley Brown, said the farm would represent one of the region's first strategic private-public partnerships. "In order to impl...