1. National Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Change Bay Gardens Hotel Castries, saint Lucia Date, 2009 Energy Sector By Bishnu Tulsie and Judith Ephraim

2. 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

3. Why Energy sector is key for Saint Lucia Increasing Energy consumption: 2001: 1,011,816 BoE:EC$52.02m or 51.8% of export earnings 2006: 1,241,212 BoE: 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

4. National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sectoral CO2 Emissions (1994 and 2000) Main sources of GHGs from sectors (1994 and 2000)

5. 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 Description of the sector

6. Proposed Mitigation Options OptionPotential Solar EnergyPlanned capacity 112KW for PV Wind EnergyPlans for a 12MW wind farm, Geothermal Energy Plans for initial 10-20 MW Waste to Energy Potential not yet quantified Energy Conservation and Efficiency Potential not yet quantified

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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 Recommendations for conducting assessment of I&FF for sector

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