Aruba

Aruba is an island and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about 29 kilometers north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná. The population of Aruba is 106,314 with the capital being Oranjestad.

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Aruba has a very high solar potential and set a renewable energy mix target of 100% by 2030. Presently Aruba’s energy mix is comprised of only 19% renewable energy. Its electrical demand peaks at 135MW and its electricity prices are moderately high relative to the rest of the Caribbean.

 

Solar energy generation presents an opportunity to achieve Aruba’s energy goals, lower the cost of electricity, reduce its carbon footprint and reduce its annual dependence on about 161,700,000 liters of imported diesel fuel and oil for electricity alone.