Enabling a Transition to Sustainable Energy Alternatives in the Caribbean

Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP)

Final Meeting

Barbados, September 24, 2013

The OAS in the Caribbean

• OAS - Hemispheric Multilateral – 34 member states

• Priorities – Democracy, Human Rights, Security and Development

• Representative Offices in the Caribbean

• Partnerships to support sustainable development in the region

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Caribbean Energy: What’s the Problem?

• Nearly 100% of the electricity and transportation in the Caribbean is fueled by imported petroleum products (T&T is the exception)

• High levels of indebtedness • Some of the highest electricity

prices in the world

• Environmental impacts associated with diesel generators and transportation fleets have negative effects on the environment and tourism economy

• Limited competition among

electric utilities

Energy Mix of Target Countries

Source: REEEGLE 2007-2011

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OAS: Caribbean Technical Assistance

– Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program

(CSEP) [EU supported]: National Energy Policies and Project Implementation (OECS countries and The Bahamas)

– ECPA Caribbean [USA DOS supported]: Pilot Projects; Interconnection studies; MDO dialogue; university partnerships; training

– US-Brazil Biofuels Partnership [USA DOS supported]: Policy development and TA (Haiti, DR, St. Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica)

– Geo-Caraïbes: Geothermal development (Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, plus SVG and Grenada)

– Solar water heater lending (Grenada and St. Lucia)

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 (Antigua & Barbuda, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Grenada, Bahamas, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis)

Duration: 54 months (October 2008 – April 2013; designed for 36 months, extended to 54)

Project Funding: €1.4MM (EU) + €0.570MM (partners in-kind)

What is CSEP?

http://www.oas.org/en/sedi/dsd/Energy/CSEP.asp

CSEP on-Line Platform

CSEP Approach…

Transformation of Energy markets to be more favorable for Sustainable Energy

POLICY FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION

Market Reform Actions

POLICY FRAMEWORK Development of National

Energy Policy and Sustainable Energy Action Plan

St. Vincent and the

Grenadines (NEP 2009 and SEAP

2010)

Saint Lucia

(NEP 2011)

Grenada (NEP 2011)

St. Kitts and Nevis (NEP and SEP 2011)

Antigua and

Barbuda (NEP 2011, EAP 2013?)

Dominica (NEP/EAP

2013?)

Bahamas (NEP

2013?)

Policy Development

Dominica (Legislation and Regulations for the Development of Alternative Energy 2010)

Saint Lucia (Final draft Geothermal Resource Develop. Bill 2012)

Grenada (Final draft Geothermal Resource Develop. Bill 2012)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Final draft Geothermal Resource Develop. Bill 2012)

Regulatory Development

St. Lucia Final stakeholder consultation on Geothermal bill. Oct. 2011.

Energy Desks

Utility managers

Ministries of Education

Financial institutions

Bureau of Standards

• 1st Eastern Caribbean Geothermal Conference (2009) • Regional Energy Auditing Workshop (2010) • Sustainable Energy Tour to Vienna and Brussels (Sep

2010) • RE/EE Workshop and a tour to NREL facilities (2011) • Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (2009, 2010,

2011) • Dialogue on Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling

Schemes (2011) • Certified Energy Manager course (2012) • Teaching Sustainable Energy for Caribbean Educators

Workshop (2011 and 2012) • Consultation and workshop for financiers: Financing

Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean (2012) • Energy efficiency designs for office buildings (2013)

Capacity Building and Awareness

Students of Christ The King School touring the PV

system at Mill Reef Club Antigua.

An Energy Expo held on South River Road,

Saint Vincent

Capacity Building and Awareness

Support the 2011 CARICOM Energy Week (e.g. energy awareness fairs, school project competitions, seminars, and the creation of public announcements that were broadcast on radio and television)

Outputs:

Training: Regional Workshop on Energy Efficiency

Designs for Office and Public Buildings in Tropical

Climates.

Publication: Energy Efficiency Guidelines for Office

Buildings in Tropical Climates

• Guidance on opportunities and challenges linked to the use and

deployment of EE measures and RE conversion technologies in office

and public buildings in the Caribbean Region.

• show examples of implemented measures that are suitable for the

given climate, and their effects on the building’s energy balance.

Goal: Deliver direction to technical experts (e.g. Bureau of standards officers,

architects, engineers) on how to overcome common challenges linked to implementing

EE measures and using RET in buildings.

Workshop, Feb 28 – Mar, 2013. Saint Lucia

Capacity Building and Awareness

Outputs:

Training: Consultation and workshop for Caribbean

financiers

Publication: Financiers’ Guide on Sustainable Energy

Lending in the Caribbean

• Serve as a primer for Caribbean financial institutions (FIs) that may be

interested in providing capital for sustainable energy projects.

• Assist financiers in the development of sustainable energy lending

products, and prepare them to explain the benefits of sustainable energy

technologies (SETs) investments to their customers.

• Provide insights on the barriers to investing in SETs and showcases how

other FIs structure their lending.

Access to Financing

Goal: Provide understanding of sustainable energy technology (SET) and guidance to

overcome the current hurdles that limit investments in RE/EE projects

Workshop, Nov. 26-27, 2012. Saint Lucia

Goal: Train science teachers to educate school students on the importance of

renewable energy and use of energy more efficiently.

Outputs:

Training: Regional workshops for science curriculum officers and teachers

1st Regional Teacher’s Training. Sep. 2012

Saint Kitts and Nevis

2nd Regional Workshop. Sep. 2012.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Education and Awareness

1st Regional Workshop. Sep. 2011

Saint Lucia

Outputs:

Pilot Program: Caribbean Energy Education and Awareness Programme (CEEAP)

including a Caribbean Educator’s Guide, Teachers’ Resource Booklet, Learn and Save

Text Book, Interactive DVD, Bookmarks, games

Education and Awareness

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The Caribbean Educator’s Guide A program guidebook intended for education ministers, science curriculum officers, and school

principals. The guidebook provides an overview of the materials and suggestions as to how they

should be used.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Teachers’ Resources Booklet A booklet intended for educators to provides guidelines for teaching about energy. It includes

modules on the energy basics, electricity, sources of renewable and non-renewable energy, energy

efficiency, and more.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

“Learn and Save” Text Book

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

“Learn and Save” short video clip

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

“Learn and Save” board games

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

“Learn and Save” Interactive DVD

Sustainable energy project development

PV systems administrative

building (Vincent and the

Grenadines)

PV systems Shirley Heights National Park

(Antigua and Barbuda)

Demonstration projects – RE (ECPA Caribbean – CSEP)

Certified Energy Manager training course (hosted by CARILEC and facilitated by AEE)

Energy audits in office buildings and hand-over of energy audit equipment (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada,

St Kitts and Nevis (both islands)

Retrofit Government buildings (Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines)

Hand-over the energy audit tools to the National

audit Team in Dominica

LED Retrofit at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Port

Services and Transport in Saint Lucia

Demonstration projects – EE (ECPA Caribbean – CSEP - UNIDO)

Sustainable energy project development

Country Initiative RE/EE Investments projects Funds committed /

leveraged

Antigua and Barbuda ECPA Caribbean Initiative and

CSEP

Hybrid solar-diesel off grid system at the

Shirley Heights Lookout € 59,203

Caribbean Renewable Energy

Programme (CREDP)

Grid connected PV system at the Ministry of

Education and Tourism € 68,730

Bahamas

Technical Cooperations in the

Bahamas (a) Strengthening the

energy sector, (b) Promoting

Sustainable Energy

EE pilot/Demostration Project: Provision and

distribution of CFLs to low income

households

€ 378,931

EE pilot/Demostration Project: Supply and

installation of PV cells € 378,931

EE pilot/Demostration Project: Supply and

installation of solar water heaters € 378,931

Dominica

Government Initiative

Installation of solar photovoltaic system on

selected Government buildings € 5,000,000

Development and promotion of solar hot

water initiative nationally € 2,000,000

Geothermal Energy Resource

Development

Exploratory well drilling for Geothermal

Energy Resource Development € 12,500,000

Production and Re-injection well drilling € 10,000,000

SIDS DOCK Technical assistance for the development of

geothermal in Woven Haven, Dominica € 194,856

European Investment Bank Line of credit to the Dominica Agricultural

Industrial & Development Bank (AID) € 986,716

Energy Conservation and

Efficiency Street Lighting

Installation of Solar Street lights € 38,971

Installation of 50 LED street lights along

major highway € 155,885

Installation of Solar Street lights island wide € 935,308

RE/EE Projects in the CSEP Country Pipeline Today…

RE/EE Projects in the CSEP Country Pipeline Today…

Grenada Government Initiative 1 MW Wind farm at Carriacou € 5,000,000

Saint Kitts and

Nevis

Government Initiative 1.1 MW Wind farm at Maddens, Nevis € 10,000,000

GeoCaribes Geothermal Development in Nevis € 5,000,000

Government Initiative Solar PV Systems at Government Headquarters in Basseterre, St Kitts € 90,361

European Investment Bank Line of credit to the Development Bank of Saint Kitts and Nevis (DBSKN) € 5,986,680

Saint Lucia

CSEP and LCCCC Retrofits of LED Lights at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Port Services and

Transport building € 9,356

Pilot LED Street Lighting Project 48 LED street lights replaced at John Compton Highway and Jeremie

Street € 10,819

Government Initiative Solar PV system at St Mary’s college € 20,686

Caribbean Renewable Energy

Programme (CREDP)

Solar PV system at the National Trust building, Pigeon Island € 82,349

Solar PV system at the Castries Craft Market € 57,921

Solar PV system at the Vieux Fort Secondary School, Campus B € 57,921

Saint Vincent and

the Grenadines

ECPA Caribbean Initiative and CSEP Hybrid solar-diesel grid-tied system at the Administrative Building in

Kingstown € 42,348

CSEP and LCCCC Retrofits with LED light bulbs at the National Archives and St. Vincent

Coast Guard buildings € 10,496

Caribbean Renewable Energy

Programme (CREDP)

Development of Wind farm at Ribishi Point site € 7,618,413

Hydro plant expansion at Cumberland € 3,809,805

Energy Efficiency Study of

Government Buildings- SFA 2006 Retrofit of 8 Government Buildings € 470,623

Regional Eastern Caribbean Energy Labeling

Project (ECELP)

Provision of laboratory equipment for quality and energy efficiency tests

of selected appliances in the Bureaux of Standards of Antigua and

Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent

and the Grenadines

€ 150,000

SIDS DOCK Caribbean EE Revolving Fund (CEERF) project € 2,000,000

State of the market today…

• Demonstrated interest among leaders in the Caribbean to use RE/EE…but,

–Very slow development of commercial sustainable energy projects

• Numerous grant/demonstration/pilot projects

• Other “options” also heating up (LNG, natural gas pipeline, electricity interconnection)

What remaining challenges limit sustainable energy uptake?

• Organizational structure of electric utilities

• Weak capacity for developer/technology selection

• Weak capacity for contract negotiation (PPA, construction contract, exploration rights)

• Limited access to cost effective financing (high levels of indebtedness)

• Public opinion/knowledge regarding alternatives remains limited

Proposal for Technical Assistance Delivery

• Support regional regulatory framework (ECERA)

• Offer Project Development Assistance (legal, technical, financial)

• Deliver regional education and awareness campaign

Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Section Department of Sustainable Development - DSD

Organization of American States www.oas.org/dsd

www.sepa-americas.net http://www.oas.org/en/sedi/dsd/Energy/CSEP.asp

DSD Director Cletus Springer cspringer@oas.org OAS Energy Team Mark Lambrides - Chief mlambrides@oas.org Carolina Peña cpena@oas.org Rosi Arbieto rarbieto@oas.org Ruben Contreras rcontreras@oas.org Kevin de Cuba kdecuba@oas.org Alejandra Henao ahenao@oas.org Juan Cruz Monticelli jmonticelli@oas.org Charlene Solozano csolozano@oas.org

Thank you!