Supporting the Transition to Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean

September 12, 2012

• Regional Initiative to promote the development and use of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the six independent states of the OECS and the Bahamas

• Donor: European Union

• Implementing Agency: OAS

• Partners: Energy Desk of the CARICOM Secretariat, Caribbean Electric Utility Service Corporation (CARILEC), Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

• Duration: 54 months (October 2008 – April 2013)

What is CSEP?

- Legal Advice for the development and use of Sustainable Energy

National Energy Policies (Adopted: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,

Saint Lucia, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Final

Draft in Dominica and the Bahamas)

Regulations / Laws (Draft Geothermal Resource Development Bill:

Dominica, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

- Public awareness and capacity building on energy solutions

Capacity building and transfer of knowledge/skills to relevant

stakeholders, including an Energy Workshop for Educators,

assistance during the First CARICOM Energy Week held in 2011

What does CSEP facilitate in the Caribbean ..

- Institutional Strengthening for Local Energy Offices in

participating countries and Office for the Regional

Coordinating Unit in Saint Lucia

- Technical Assistance for Sustainable Energy Investments

Facilitate the deployment of renewable energy technologies

What does CSEP facilitate in the Caribbean ..

PV Systems at St Mary’s College in St.

Lucia

Wind turbines at Maddens estate in

Nevis

Drilling of test well at Wotten Waven

in Dominica

On-going Activities

1. Energy Efficiency Guideline for Office Buildings in Tropical Climates

Objective:

(a) Serve as the baseline to minimize energy consumption and building lifecycle cost

through energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technologies.

(b) Assist engineers/architects make better decisions in building designs

Expected Outputs:

- Two baseline building designs based on common building standards including the

building costs broken down by the buildings’ lifecycle cost and the buildings energy

consumption.

- Two designs of Energy Efficient buildings including the building costs broken down

into the elements that lead to cost savings and energy consumption of the buildings

-Design Guidebook for Energy Efficient Buildings in Tropical Climates

Expected Outcome:

DGB will be adopted in the future to be an integral part of the Caribbean Building

Standards as it might be able to fast-track the Caribbean Application Documents

(CADs) for the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).

Objective:

Improve the financial conditions for sustainable energy opportunities and diminish the

economic barriers that impede and/or delay the implementation of RE/EE

programmes

Expected Outputs:

Sustainable Energy Financing Guide considering:

- Economic Barriers: access to financing, the cost of capital, the high upfront cost of

RE technologies, etc.

-Non-Economic Barriers: lack of information, weak institutional structures,

regulations or permitting processes, lack of skilled technicians

Expected Outcome:

Propose affordable financial mechanisms and accessible incentives with the goal of

assisting Caribbean countries to overcome the current hurdles that limit investments in

RE/EE projects

2. Sustainable Energy Finance Guide for the Caribbean

On-going Activities

On-going Activities

3. National Energy Auditing Initiative. In coordination with the OAS/US Low-Carbon

Communities of the Caribbean Program and CARILEC

Objective:

Assist Governments officials to identify specific conditions and needs of each individual

nation for energy and cost saving opportunities

- Conduct energy audits in government facilities and purchase energy audits

equipment/tools for energy audits in AB, DOM, GRE, SKN

- Facilitating funds for implementation of measures in government buildings in

SLU and SVG

Expected Outputs:

- Report including a summary of all activities, results,

and recommendations.

Creation of an “Open Door Day” on the results of the

energy audits and energy saving recommendations.

Expected Outcome: - Create a qualified and certified Energy Auditing Team

in CSEP participant Island

Objective: Educate and build-up awareness among school students on the importance

of diversifying energy sources through the development and use of clean and renewable

technologies and a more efficient and rational use of energy.

4. Caribbean Energy Education and Awareness Programme (CEEAP)

Outputs:

- The Caribbean Educator's Guide to Sustainable Energy Education and Awareness

- Teachers' Resource Booklet for Integrated Instruction in Sustainable Energy

- Learn and Save Booklet

- Interactive DVD

- Learn and Save games

On-going Activities

The First Sustainable Energy Workshop for Caribbean Educators

(September 22-23, 2011 in Saint Lucia)

� Overview on energy and its challenges throughout the region

� Review and give recommendations on the materials presented

On-going Activities

Second Sustainable Energy Workshop for Caribbean Educators

(September 2012 in Saint Kitts)

� Launch CEEAP and its materials and facilitate assistance for the

design of national education and awareness strategies dedicated

on energy

� Train science teachers and science curriculum officers

�Objective: Pilot the CEEAP and its materials in at least 8 schools

Teachers and Students

are the Best Agents of Change

in the Society

Thank you!Department of Sustainable Development - DSD

Organization of American States

www.oas.org/dsd