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National Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on
Climate Change
Energy Sector
By Bishnu Tulsie and Judith Ephraim
Bay Gardens Hotel
Castries, saint Lucia
Date, 2009
Why Energy sector is key for Saint Lucia
Energy and the economy:
Agriculture, tourism, industry, transportation, construction,
utilities etc
Energy and social development:
Utilities, transportation, housing, entertainment, education etc
Energy and the Environment:
GHG emissions, pollution, biodiversity degradation
Why Energy sector is key for Saint Lucia
Increasing Energy consumption:
2001: 1,011,816 BoE:
2006: 1,241,212 BoE:
EC$52.02m or 51.8% of export earnings
EC$181.3m or 202.6% of export earnings
Climate change mitigation likely to impact positively on
energy sector:
•The use of clean and renewable energy sources
•Energy efficiency and conservation
•Development of indigenous energy sources
•Reduces capital outflows
•Technological development
National Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Main sources of GHGs from sectors
(1994 and 2000)
600
Industrial
Processes
500
Agriculture
Sectoral CO2 Emissions
(1994 and 2000)
400
Land-Use
Change and
Forestry
300
Waste
200
Energy
100
0
1994
2000
CO2 Emissions (Gg)
CO2e Emissions (Gg)
700
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1994
2000
Energy
Industries
Manufacturing
Industries
Transport
Other
Description of the sector
Energy Security encourages investor confidence, social upliftment
and long term growth
• Climate change impacts on the energy sector:
Impacts on energy infrastructure
Investments
Impacts of responses on supplies and prices
Technological advancement
• Social and economic Impacts:
Food security
Health
Water
Coastal infrastructure
Housing
Encourage investments and technological development
Proposed Mitigation Options
Option
Potential
Solar Energy
Planned capacity 112KW for PV
Wind Energy
Plans for a 12MW wind farm,
Geothermal
Energy
Plans for initial 10-20 MW
Waste to Energy
Energy
Conservation and
Efficiency
Potential not yet quantified
Potential not yet quantified
Key issues for assessing I&FF for sector
• Data availability a major issue for analyzing mitigation options
• Sufficient data can be obtained for decision –making for
geothermal, wind, solar
• Data availability challenges to support I&FF
1) Supply and storage of cleaner fuels
-Choice and source of cleaner fuels
-Transportation and storage infrastructure
-Retrofit technologies and cost
2) Effectiveness of ESCOS
-insufficient performance data to assess effectiveness
Key issues for assessing I&FF for sector
Data availability challenges to support I&FF cont’d
3) Displacement capacity potential for wind
-Wind reliability
-Wind turbine characteristics
4) Impact of cogeneration on electricity company
-Maximum amount of electricity that can be generated
through co-generation and IPPs without adversely affecting
viability of Electricity supply company
5) Landfill yields
-output potential to be confirmed
Recommendations for conducting
assessment of I&FF for sector
Institutional arrangements and roles:
National Climate Change Focal point
Ministry responsible for Energy Planning
Ministry responsible for Public Utilities
Proposed Regulatory Commission
Investment Options:
Local, regional and international financial institutions
Possible CDM projects
Bi-lateral investments
Public sector investments
Private sector investments
Thank you
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