Last Updated on March 12, 2024, 7:10 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Government of St Kitts and Nevis is all set to host a Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) workshop from March 12 to 14, 2024 at the Mariott Resort Frigate Bay. The workshop is recognized as “Right-sizing Electricity Regulations in Small Island States within the Caribbean: How Far, How Fast?”.
This is a special workshop on Electricity Renovation in the small island states within the Caribbean. The CCREEE Electricity Workshop 2024 aimed at highlighting some common challenges faced by small island states in the Caribbean in terms of energy insecurity, limited access to energy resources, outdated power plants and infrastructure, and deteriorating grid systems.
The Workshop is hosted in partnership with several organisations including:
- The Organization of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR)
- The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)
- Caribbean Development Bank
- Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office of St Kitts and Nevis and others.
The workshop will be held during two waves of regulatory reform in the electricity sector. The first wave of the workshop will focus on introducing competition and private sector involvement in a sector traditionally dominated by the state.
The second wave aims at establishing independent regulatory oversight for the sector independent of elected officials.
Further, the workshop will also highlight the importance of independent regulatory structures in energy sectors to facilitate and attract the residents towards renewable energy.
It will provide the participants with a clear understanding of renewable energy, identifying the capacities required for regulatory functions, and developing roadmaps for the establishment of independent regulatory agencies in the nation.
Daryll Lloyd, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry St Kitts and Nevis expressed his hope for the workshop and said the expected outcomes of the workshop include promoting forward-looking discussions on regulatory structures and opportunities for regulatory oversight, as well as designing roadmaps for establishing independent regulatory agencies in specific participating countries.
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