Across the Caribbean and its Atlantic Basin neighbors, 2025 saw tangible progress in energy infrastructure, from pipelines and ports to power generation projects. These developments highlight how integrated infrastructure can serve as the backbone of regional energy growth, enabling lower-cost electricity, stronger grid reliability and improved industrial competitiveness.
In Guyana, energy infrastructure is moving decisively from planning to execution. The Wales gas-to-energy project, set to come online by the end of 2026, will transport associated gas from offshore fields via pipeline to onshore power generation and industrial facilities. The project is central to reducing electricity costs, supporting downstream growth and anchoring demand for pipelines, ports and power assets aligned with the country’s expanding upstream output.
Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic continues to consolidate its role as a regional LNG and power hub. In April 2025, TotalEnergies signed a 15-year agreement to supply LNG to a 470 MW combined-cycle power plant under development. The deal strengthens the role of LNG import terminals, shipping routes and gas-fired power generation in delivering lower-cost, more reliable electricity, while deepening commercial ties with U.S. gas suppliers and reinforcing the country’s position within Atlantic Basin gas trade flows.
Maritime and port infrastructure is evolving alongside energy systems. In mid-2025, Crowley brought its LNG-powered container vessel Tiscapa into service, expanding container and refrigerated cargo capacity across the U.S., Caribbean and Central America while using LNG as a cleaner marine fuel. While modest in scale, the move highlights how ports, shipping and energy infrastructure are increasingly interlinked in building resilient regional supply chains.
Pipeline development is also gaining momentum. In September 2025, the Panama Canal Authority launched a concessionaire bid process for a proposed 76-km natural gas pipeline spanning the Isthmus of Panama. Designed to connect Atlantic and Pacific terminals, the project forms part of a broader interoceanic LPG and energy transport strategy, aimed at easing LNG tanker congestion at the canal while strengthening Panama’s role as a strategic energy corridor.
These developments form the backdrop to Caribbean Energy Week 2026 (CEW) in Paramaribo, where the plenary panel, “Attracting Capital for the Infrastructure of the Future: Ports, Pipelines and Power,” will examine how such projects can be financed, scaled and replicated. CEW will convene heads of state, energy ministers, investors, developers and financiers to focus on the practical mechanics of capital mobilization for cross-border infrastructure.
The panel will explore risk allocation, public-private partnership models and strategies to de-risk long-term investments in ports, pipelines and power assets. Discussions will also address how Atlantic Basin synergies – linking Caribbean markets with the United States and Latin America – can unlock new financing pathways and accelerate project execution.
For capital providers, the session offers a rare opportunity to engage directly with project sponsors, government off-takers and regional utilities to assess bankability criteria, financing structures and partnership frameworks. As the Caribbean’s energy landscape evolves in 2026, turning pipeline concepts and LNG-linked power plants into fully financed, operational assets will depend on precisely these kinds of targeted, capital-focused conversations.