The Bahamas National Energy Policy 2013-2033

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THE BAHAMAS

NATIONAL ENERGY

POLICY

2013 - 2033

Supported by:

Ministry of the Environment and Housing

Ministry of Works & Urban Development

Advaned by:


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Table of Contents

!ist of Aronyms i

Message from the "t# Hon# $rime Minister and Minister of %inane ii

Message from Deputy $rime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development iii

Message from the Minister of Environment and Housing iv

ntrodution '

Setion ': (akground) *vervie+ and ,onte-t .

,urrent $rofile of /he (ahamas0 Energy Setor 1

2ey !inkages bet+een /he (ahamas0 Energy Setor and other Eonomi

Setors3

Setion .: /he (ahamas Energy $oliy %rame+ork '4

5ision of /he (ahamas Energy Setor .4'6 7 .466 ''

8oals of 9ational Energy $oliy '.

8oal ': (ahamians +ill beome +ell a+are of the importane of energy

onservation) use energy +isely and ontinuously pursue

opportunities for improving energy effiienies) +ith key eonomi

setors embraing eoeffiieny

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8oal .: /he (ahamas +ill have a modern energy infrastruture that

enhanes energy generation apaity and ensures that energy

supplies are safely) reliably) and affordably transported to homes)

ommunities and the produtive setors on a sustainable basis

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8oal 6: /he (ahamas +ill be a +orld leader in the development and

implementation of sustainable energy opportunities and

ontinuously pursues a diverse range of +ellresearhed and

regulated) environmentally sensitive and sustainable energy

programmes) built upon our geographial) limati and traditional

eonomi strengths

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8oal ;: /he (ahamas +ill have a dynami and appropriate governane)

institutional) legal and regulatory frame+ork advaning futuredevelopments in the energy setor underpinned by high levels of

onsultation ) iti

(ibliography 6.


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List of Acronyms

(E, (ahamas Eletriity ,orporation,*. ,arbon Dio-ide

,"ED$ ,aribbean "ene+able Energy Development $rogram

E,E Energy ,onservation and Effiieny

EE? E-lusive Eonomi ?one

ES,* Energy Servie ,ompany

8D$ 8ross Domesti $rodut

$$ ndependent $o+er $roduer

!98 !i@uefied 9atural 8as

"E "ene+able Energy

"E/ "ene+able Energy /ehnology

8H 8lobal Hori


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/he great need has been e-pressed and felt) to make eletriity muh more affordable for

the (ahamian publi +as the primary basis for the reation of this omprehensive 9ational

Energy $oliy# /his poliy) the first of its kind) maps out that +ay for+ard in energy for /he

(ahamas for the ne-t t+enty years# t ensures that +e onsistently ontinue to rene+ and

gro+ our energy setor to math our needs and be as environmentally attuned as possible#

n partiular) the poliy provides a platform from +hih /he (ahamas an embark on

beoming a +orld leader in the development and implementation of sustainable energy

opportunities) be they solar or +indpo+er) or other inreasingly realisti options#

Additionally) the poliy provides the basis for a diverse range of +ellresearhed and

regulated) environmentally sensitive and sustainable energy programmes) built upon our

geographial) limati and traditional eonomi strengths to be pursued#

A onsious determination has been made by the 8overnment to do its part by retrofitting

8overnment buildings for +ider use of solar po+er onserving and monitoring that use of

eletriity onstrution of green buildings appointment of utility offiers and light bulb

prourement# We strongly enourage private businesses to look into alternative and

rene+able energy soures to help mitigate the ost of eletriity#

enourage you all to arefully read the poliy to learn as muh as you an about our plans

and the progress it +ill make in terms of an energy poliy for /he (ahamas#

Message from the Prime Minister

and Minister of Finance

It is +ith great pleasure that the 8overnment of /he (ahamas

presents /he (ahamas 9ational Energy $oliy .4'6.466# *ur

ountry has a great need for a modern energy infrastruture

and it is inumbant upon us to design) develop and maintain

an infrastruture that is sustainable and one that +ill help to

ensure a future in +hih energy is more reliable and affordble#

As the ost of eletriity goes up) it beomes more diffiult for

(ahamians to live +ith the reature omforts that +e have

gro+n austomed to# High eletriity osts also make doing

business in /he (ahamas prohibitive# We must begin to

mitigate these osts by reating an energy setor that is not

'44B reliable on fossil fuel#

Rt. Hon. Perry G. ChristiePrime Minister and Minister of

Finance

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/o enhane energy seurity in the nation throughdiversifying the energy supply mi-

to inrease energy aess espeially in 9e+ $rovidene and in the %amily slands

to failitate employment reation and empo+erment

to protet the environment and mitigate limate hange and

promotion of best praties in effiient energy use and onservation of energy

/he poliy is to reate an energy setor that provides affordable energy supplies to all ustomers

+ith the apaity to meet the long term gro+th in the demand for energy# Enabling onsumers to

generate their o+n energy to po+er their homes through solar) +ind and other types of rene+able

energy soures to be fed into the national grid#

9ot only +ill this aid in reduing the ost of energy to onsumers and reduing the demand for

publily generated energy# t +ill also allo+ for a possible energy redit programme to be

introdued# /herefore) persons +ho +ould like to enter the energy setor as entrepreneurs this

approah to energy reform +ill also provide investment opportunities for (ahamians and spinoff

opportunities +ithin the nationCs eonomy#

/he 8overnmentCs energy setor poliy reogni


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n the past t+o years the government has implemented poliies and legislation to further the

proess of reform +ithin the energy setor# /he government established an Energy /ask %ore +hih

+as harged +ith advising on solutions to reduing the high ost of eletriity# We eliminated the

e-ise ta- on fuel used by (E, and +e eliminated tariffs on inverters for solar panels and !ED

applianes # With the assistane of the nterAmerian Development (ank D( and the 8lobal

Environment %aility 8E%) the government +as also able to advane t+o pilot proFets devised to

ollet data on rene+able energy tehnologies# /he first proFet provided for the installation of

solar +ater heaters and the seond proFet for the installation of photovoltai systems in (ahamian

homes#

/he release of this doument represents a signifiant step on our ontinuing Fourney of energy

setor reform# As +e move for+ard +ith this plan the ultimate goal is to provide the (ahamian

people +ith a reliable) affordable) modern and environmentally sustainable energy setor# t is

envisioned that the implementation of our plan +ill provide our people +ith entrepreneurial

opportunities and green Fobs through the inreased use of rene+able energy soures#

We are about the business of hange and progression# /his doument is a narrative of +hat must

be done to get us to +here +e should be in relation to energy and ho+ +e an get there# give my

full support and that of my ministry to ensure that +e do our part in effeting energy setor

reformation and advaning the use of leaner fuel soures and rene+able energy tehnologies#

n the aftermath of the last global finanial risis) like other

ountries) +e are +orking to improve our fisal state and provide

ne+ opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial ventures to

our iti


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'ntrod!ction

/his doument presents /he (ahamas 9ational Energy $oliy .4'6.466 +hih is designed and

strutured to ensure that by .466 (ahamas has:

A modern, diveri!ied "nd e!!i#ien$ ener%& e#$or, 'rovidin%

B"("mi"n )i$( "!!ord"*+e ener%& ''+ie "nd +on%-$erm ener%&

e#ri$& $o)"rd en("n#in% in$ern"$ion"+ #om'e$i$ivene "nd

$"in"*+e 'ro'eri$&

(tr!ct!re of the )ational &nergy Policy *+,- *+--

/he (ahamas 9ational Energy $oliy .4'6 .466 is strutured as follo+s:

Se#$ion 1 B"#.%rond, Overvie) "nd Con$e/$ provides the bakground and rationale for this

poliy) and identifies the linkages bet+een this national energy poliy and other eonomi

setors of the soiety# /his setion also presents the urrent profile of /he (ahamas energy

setor and as suh sets the foundation for artiulating the goals and strategies ontained in

Setion .#

Se#$ion 2 e!inin% $(e Po+i#& r"me)or. presents the longterm vision for the energy setor

in /he (ahamas and the poliyGstrategi frame+ork goals and strategies for this poliy#

Se#$ion 3 Im'+emen$"$ion, Moni$orin% "nd Ev"+"$ion r"me)or. inludes the agenies that

+ill have primary responsibility for implementing the poliy# *f e@ual importane is the

inlusion of +ide spread publi onsultation and a list of indiators to +hih the ountry +ill

have to asribe targets that +ill enable an evaluation from time to time as progress is being

made in the implementation of the poliy but more so in the ahievement of the goals as set

out in the poliy doument#

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(ection ,/ 0ac#gro!nd1 2erie3 and Conte4t

/he (ahamas 9ational Energy $oliy .4'6 7 .466 +as developed through onsultations +ith key

stakeholders and dra+s heavily on the findings and issues artiulated in /he (ahamas 9ational

Energy $oliy .4'4 7 Seond "eport of the 9ational Energy $oliy ,ommittee# /his 9ationalEnergy $oliy +ill therefore provide the frame+ork to ahieve the ountry0s energy goals and

+ill onsolidate /he (ahamas energy poliy +hih has been outlined in previous douments#

/he (ahamas 9ational Energy $oliy .4'4 "eport states that /he (ahamas Energy $oliy must

take into aount available soures of alternative energy) must fous on e-ploiting rene+able

energy) promote energy effiieny and onservation measures) redue e-pensive oil imports

and lo+er greenhouse gas emissions thereby reduing the ountry0s arbon footprint#

/oday) /he (ahamas is heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels to meet appro-imately >>B

of its energy needs# $rie volatility in the global energy market auses ontinuous flutuation of

prodution osts and poses a risk to the ompetitiveness of the (ahamian eonomy# /here also

is a onern that the ost of energy for an average (ahamian household is too high#

/hese onerns are refleted on the international stage# /he reent yles of oil prie volatility

and the global emphasis on environmental issues and limate hange have refoused energy

supply seurity and environmental sustainability agendas for both energy importdependent

and energy e-porting eonomies# Unertainty of oil pries is prompting many eonomies to

rethink the fundamentals of energy poliies# Aess to energy at affordable pries has thus

beome a top priority of the energy seurity agendas of almost all oil importdependenteonomies# %urthermore) a heightened fous on limate hange has made the inreased use of

rene+able energy a priority in order to redue the emissions of greenhouse gases and

therefore ontribute to limate hange mitigation#

/he drive therefore to promulgate a national energy poliy for /he (ahamas is triggered by

fators suh as the onern about esalating oil pries) the impat of energy prie inrease on

inflation) balane of payments and eonomi gro+th and onern about the environment and

limate hange# $erhaps even more importantly) there also is the politial +ill to transform the

ountry into one that is less dependent on imported fossil fuels and more reliant on sustainable

energy soures as +ell as one that has a dynami regulatory and poliy frame+ork to failitate

the introdution of ne+ soures of energy thereby advaning energy seurity#

As suh) a omprehensive programme of effiieny improvement and energy diversifiation +ill

allo+ /he (ahamas to provide high@uality) affordable) environmentallyfriendly energy and to

redue the amounts of imported oil that the ountry uses#

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Energy diversifiation +ill involve moving from a high dependene on petroleum to inrease the

ontribution of other soures suh as rene+able energy from solar) oean and +ind# ndeed)

/he (ahamas is +ell positioned to tap loal rene+able energy resoures suh as +ind and sun#

/his poliy supports the efforts of /he (ahamas as a member of the ,aribbean "ene+able

Energy Development $rogram ,"ED$# /he ,"ED$ +as established in '>>3 +hen ' ,aribbean

ountries deided to +ork together to prepare a regional proFet to remove the barriers to the

use of rene+able energy and to foster its development and ommeriali


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(y fousing on the si- priority areas listed above) the 9ational Energy $oliy +ill ensure that the

ountry minimi


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C!rrent Profile of The 0ahamas5 &nergy

(ector

/he follo+ing provides a snapshot of /he (ahamas0 energy setor and sets the foundation for

the goals and strategies that have been artiulated in this national energy poliy#

B"i# Ener%& S$"$i$i#

I /he (ahamas has nearly omplete eletrifiation at about >>B#

I /he (ahamas is almost '44B dependent on imported oil#

I nternational and loal oil ompanies supply the fuels and lubriants derived from fossil

fuels used in the eletriity and transport setors#

I /he (ahamas0 eletriity system is distributed among some ' isolated island grids#

Crren$ Ener%& "%e

I /he eletriity and transport setors are the main usage setors of fossil fuels in the

ountry and the eletriity demand is e-peted to inrease in the medium term#

I An indiator of /he (ahamas0 energy usage is its arbon emissions# n .44=) the ountry

produed #; metri tons of ,*. emissions per apita ranked 6rd in the +orld#

Ener%& Com'"nie

I /he (ahamas has t+o utility ompanies: /he (ahamas Eletriity ,orporation (E, 7 a

+hollyo+ned government orporation 7 and the 8rand (ahama $o+er ,ompany 7 a

private utility ompany#

I (E, has the authority to seure the supply of eletriity) purhase) generate) transmit)

transform) distribute and sell eletriity in bulk or to individual onsumers and provides

eletriity to all the maFor islands e-ept 8rand (ahama and some small franhise

holders#

I (E, operates .> generating plants and has an installed apaity of ;63 MW) providing

po+er to appro-imately >6)444 ustomers#

I /he 8rand (ahama $o+er ,ompany serves appro-imately '>)444 ustomers on 8rand

(ahama sland# t operates one diesel plant) t+o gas turbines and one steam plant# ts

installed apaity in .4'; is >3#1 MW#

Po)er Prod#$ion

I /otal installed eletriity apaity in .44> +as ;14 MW#I n .44>) heavy oil +as used to generate ;;B of eletriity and automotive diesel oil

used to generate the remaining 1B of eletriity produed by (E,#

I /he (ahamas e-periened '.#6B system losses in .443# Waste of fossil fuels) via leaks

and lak of inventory ontrols) are a partiular onern#

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Re%+"$ion o! $(e Ener%& Se#$or

I /he (ahamas energy setor is governed by the Eletriity At 7 +hih established (E,)

the *ut sland Eletriity At and the *ut sland Utilities At#

I %or the eletriity setor) a signifiant onstraint in the use of rene+able energy soures

is the Eletriity At of '>1) +hih does not allo+ independent po+er produers $$sto sell to the national grid#

I /he *ut sland ats provide an opportunity for supplying eletriity to the %amily

slands) if it is demonstrated to be Jin the nation0s best interestK#

I /he Ha+ksbill ,reek At also provides for an eletriity franhise holder in selet areas)

inluding areas ontrolled by the 8rand (ahama $ort Authority#

iveri!i#"$ion o! Ener%& Sor#e

I /he (ahamas has some oil and gas potential reserves +ithin its e-lusive eonomi


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I Efforts +ere made in .4'6 to redue the ost to onsumers of energy saving devises by

reduing or eliminating the duties on a range of energy effiient applianes#

I Energy effiieny programmes have begun for government and hotels to improve their

ompetitiveness through improved use of energy) +ith the emphasis on rene+able

energy and mirogeneration#

Tr"n'or$"$ion

I /ransportation in and among the islands of /he (ahamas ours through private

vehiles) publi buses and signifiantly) planes) heliopters and boats# (oat travel an be

the only +ay to reah some of the smaller islands#

I /here are gaps in data and information on energy usage in the transport setor#

I /ransportation is the seond greatest user of energy#

I /he transport setor is harateri' million (ahamian dollars in

.44. to .4'#';= million (ahamian dollars in .443 7 a threefold inrease# Similar

hanges ourred +ith Fet fuel and aviation gasoline#

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%ey Lin#ages 0et3een The 0ahamas &nergy

(ector and other &conomic (ectors

/he (ahamas 9ational Energy $oliy +ill establish linkages +ith other setors of the eonomy in

order to ahieve poliy oherene and fulfil the ahievement of the ountry0s energy goals# /o

this end) related poliies and strategi plans to be developed 7 for e-ample) those related to

rene+able energy) +astetoenergy) publi setor prourement) ta-es and inentives) energy

onservation and effiieny as +ell as transport and tourism 7 +ill be harmoni


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/his +ill lead to a more sustainable and green tourism industry) +hih is beoming inreasingly

important in the global tourism arena#

in"n#e 7 /he %inane Ministry +ill develop and implement a programme of inentives and

fisal measures to enable and support investments in modern failities and infrastruture in the

energy setor energy effiieny and onservation initiatives and the further advanement of

rene+able energy options# /he domesti finanial setor +ill atively seek to partiipate in

investing in energy setor development# t +ill be important for ade@uate information to be

disseminated and inentives to be reated to enable the partiipation of loal finanial

institutions in the finaning of energy proFets) partiularly those related to rene+able energy# A

system of shared deision making +ill be stated and agreed upon# /his +ill ensure that

eonomi deisions that onsider energyrelated issues are ollaborative and +ould also ensure

that those deisions are onsistent +ith the (ahamas 9ational Energy $oliy#

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6ision of The 0ahamas &nergy (ector *+,- 7

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A modern, diveri!ied "nd e!!i#ien$ ener%& e#$or, 'rovidin% B"("mi"n )i$("!!ord"*+e ener%& ''+ie "nd +on%-$erm ener%& e#ri$& $o)"rd en("n#in%

in$ern"$ion"+ #om'e$i$ivene "nd $"in"*+e 'ro'eri$&4

/he longterm vision for the energy setor is built on ten fundamental elements as follo+s:

1. An energy setor that provides affordable energy supplies to all onsumers +ith the

apaity to meet longterm gro+th in energy demand

2. An energy setor that ontributes to the international ompetitiveness of the

produtive setors of the eonomy

3. An energy setor that is environmentally sustainable +ith signifiantly inreased use

of eonomially viable rene+able energy soures

4. An energy setor that is supported by greater levels of a+areness by (ahamians of

the importane of energy and its use in their daily lives and the ontribution that

eah person an make to onservation efforts thereby supporting the move to

greater levels of energy seurity

5. An energy setor that reflets a sustained improvement in the +ays in +hih energy

is used) through greater energy effiieny) redued energy intensity and better

energy onservation and management

6. An energy setor that is foused on the moderni


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Goals of 0ahamas )ational &nergy Policy

/here are four interrelated goals underpinning this poliy) all designed to ahieve the vision for

the energy setor# /he goals of the (ahamas 9ational Energy $oliy are:

Go"+ 1= (ahamians +ill beome +ell a+are of the importane of energy onservation) useenergy +isely and ontinuously pursue opportunities for improving energy effiienies) +ith key

eonomi setors embraing eoeffiieny

Go"+ 2= /he (ahamas +ill have a modern energy infrastruture that enhanes energy generation

apaity and ensures that energy supplies are safely) reliably) and affordably transported to

homes) ommunities and the produtive setors on a sustainable basis

Go"+ 3= /he (ahamas +ill beome a +orld leader in the development and implementation of

sustainable energy opportunities and ontinuously pursues a diverse range of +ellresearhed

and regulated) environmentally sensitive and sustainable energy programmes) built upon ourgeographial) limati and traditional eonomi strengths

Go"+ 6= /he (ahamas +ill have a dynami and appropriate governane) institutional) legal and

regulatory frame+ork advaning future developments in the energy setor underpinned by high

levels of onsultation ) iti


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Goal ,/ 0ahamians 3ill become a3are of the importance of energyconseration1 !se energy 3isely and contin!o!sly p!rs!e

opport!nities for improing energy efficiencies1 3ith #ey economic

sectors embracing ecoefficiency

World+ide) energy effiieny has improved onsiderably sine the '>=4s in response to energy

prie inreases) supply unertainties) government poliies and independent tehnologial

improvements# /ehnologial advanes have allo+ed for inreases in energy effiieny) reduing

energy demand +hile inreasing eonomi ativity# Studies have indiated that energy savings

of .4 64B ould be obtained globally over the ne-t three deades through improvements in

energyusing tehnologies and energy supply systems#

Energy effiieny and onservation represents the best immediate hope to redue the ountry0s

use of fossil fuels and the attendant negative environmental impats# /his goal therefore +ill

seek to inrease the effiieny of the energy setor in the generation) transmission and

distribution of eletriity the prodution and dissemination of +ater the use of energy in the

transport setor and the onsumption of eletriity by industrial) ommerial and residential

onsumers# /his goal alls for rene+ed national efforts to onserve energy and use it as

effiiently as possible#

Ahievement of this goal +ill result in (ahamians beoming more a+are of energy onservation

praties# Energy effiieny and onservation represent the least e-pensive) lo+est risk) and

most effetive means of immediately reduing energy onsumption# 2ey eonomi setors suh

as tourism +ill embrae eoeffiieny and the 8overnment +ill be a leader in energyonservation) setting an e-ample for the rest of soiety to follo+#

/he soiety +ill be helped in reduing energy onsumption by: ontinuous publi eduation the

introdution of inentives greater availability of energysaving produts and devies researh

that leads to adoption and adaptation of ne+ and emerging energy tehnologies improvements

in energy infrastruture and appropriate legislation#

Ahievement of this goal also +ill result in improving the use of energy in the key energy

onsuming areas of eletriity generation) transportation) and the tourism setor# n this poliy)

energy onservation and effiieny E,E +ill be seen as Jlo+ hanging fruitK on the JenergytreeK and effetive implementation of a range of measures +ill help to address a number of

obFetives at the same time at a lo+ or negative ost#

Some key benefits of promoting energy onservation and effiieny programmes in /he

(ahamas are e-peted to inlude:

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I "edution in oil dependene and the demand for foreign urreny to make payments

for oil purhases 7 this generates savings +hih an be utili


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I Enourage businesses to ondut independent energy audits) +hose ost +ould be

dedutible from the revenues that form the basis on +hih the business must pay its

business liense fees for the year the audit is arried out#

I Develop a+areness and training initiatives that +ill ensure that all persons) inluding

householders) business persons) professionals) publi transport operators and students

are sensiti


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I nrease efforts to ensure the apital proFets are evaluated for its potential to

inorporate more energy effiieny tehnologies +ithin the sopes of the proFets# E#g#

housing subdivisions#

S$r"$e%ie re+"$ed $o Priv"$e Se#$or "nd Ind$r&

I Support and assist in the establishment of Energy Servie ,ompanies ES,*s thatderive their inome by generating energy savings for their lients#

I %ailitate the development of a national approah to enourage ompanies to develop

internal systems to assess and prioriti


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I %ailitate the retrofit of e-isting strutures by providing ta- redits for effiient

purhases and inremental ost inentives for overhauls#

I mprove the energy performane of e-isting and ne+ homes through design

improvements and ensuring the availability of energy+ise household produts and

inreasing the uptake of rene+able produts#

S$r"$e%ie re+"$ed $o Le%i+"$ion

I ,reate relevant legislation to support re@uired investments in energy effiieny#

I $rovide inentives for the use of innovativeGlean tehnologies in po+er generation to

improve energy effiienies#

I Design and introdue appropriate finaning mehanisms to failitate the spread of

energy effiieny and rene+able energy tehnologies#

I Develop an energy labelling programme#

I ,ondut periodi revie+s and updates of building ode in respet of energy effiieny)

inorporating re@uirements for the effiient use of energy in buildings

I Develop and implement appropriate ta- and priing struture for road users that reflet

environmental osts and other e-ternalities#

Re'oni*+e En$i$ie

/he entities responsible for failitating the ahievement of 8oal ' +hih inlude stakeholder

input and onsultation are listed belo+:

/he Ministry of Works and Urban Development

/he Ministry of Environment and Housing

/he Ministry of /ransport and Aviation

/he Ministry of %inane

/he Ministry of Eduation

/he Ministry of !abour & 9ational nsurane

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Goal */ The 0ahamas 3ill hae a modern energy infrastr!ct!re that enhances energy generation capacity and ens!res that energy

s!pplies are safely1 reliably1 and affordably transported or distrib!ted

to homes1 comm!nities and the prod!ctie sectors on a s!stainable

basis

When this goal is aomplished) /he (ahamas +ill have a moderni


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S$r"$e%ie "nd 7e& A#$ion $o 2033

S$r"$e%ie re+"$ed $o Ener%& Gener"$ion "nd i$ri*$ion In!r"$r#$re

I Establish a system to identify and replae old and ineffiient unitsGplants +ith more fuel

effiient and ost effiient tehnologies and plants#

I Ma-imi


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Re'oni*+e En$i$ie

/he entities responsible for failitating the ahievement of 8oal . +hih +ill inlude private

stakeholder input and onsultation are listed belo+:

Ministry of Works and Urban Development

Ministry of Environment and Housing

Ministry of %inane

(ahamas Eletriity ,orporation (E,

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Goal -/ The 0ahamas 3ill become a 3orld leader in thedeelopment and implementation of s!stainable energy opport!nities

and contin!o!sly p!rs!e a dierse range of 3ellresearched and

reg!lated1 enironmentally sensitie and s!stainable energy

programmes1 b!ilt !pon o!r geographical1 climatic and traditionaleconomic strengths

"ene+able energy "E no+ aounts for almost a @uarter of global energy onsumption but

fossil fuels remain the dominant soures of energy# Energy senarios have predited that

investments in e-isting and ne+ rene+able energy tehnologies "E/s +ill ontinue to gro+ as

ountries try to aomplish their sustainable development goals# /oday) in a number of

ountries) rene+ables represent a rapidly gro+ing share of total energy supply 7 for uses

inluding heat and transport# /he share of households +orld+ide employing solar +ater heating

ontinues to inrease and is no+ estimated at =4 million households#

/his goal fouses on the development of indigenous rene+able energy resoures +ith the goal

of inreasing the perentage of rene+ables in the energy mi- to 64B by .460. %or /he (ahamas)

as for many nonoil produing nations) the development and diffusion of rene+able energy

resoures and tehnologies +ill help reali


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energy setor and other support mehanisms suh as re@uiring po+er regulators to integrate

rene+able soures into their systems) and the linking of all suh inentives to energy generated

as opposed to apaity reated) as +ell as re@uiring po+er regulators to mandate feedin la+s

for rene+able energy) +here appropriate# /he development of the rene+able energy setor +ill

re@uire strong and sustainable partnerships among the publi and private setors as +ell as +ith

aademia#

7e& Ie Addreed *& $(i Go"+=

I $otential for "E to provide employment reation and eonomi diversifiation

I Energy seurity by displaing traditional energy soures +ith more sustainable soures

of energy

I mprovements in balane of payments due to the displaement of imported oil

I %e+er emissions and leaner soures of energy due to ne+ aess to rene+able soures

of energy

I More affordable energy to onsumers

I "edued greenhouse gas emissions assoiated +ith eletriity generation) transport

and other eonomi setors and

I ,reating a redued national arbon footprint#

S$r"$e%ie "nd 7e& A#$ion $o 2033

nreasing the use of rene+able energy in the ountry0s energy supply mi- +ill be one of the

prinipal +ays of ahieving energy seurity for the nation# t is +ell kno+n and doumented that

the prinipal driver of todayCs impressive rene+able energy gro+th is poliy# 8ro+th of

rene+ables is strongest +here and +hen the poliymakers have established favourable

onditions#

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"ene+able energy greatly inreases energy seurity sine the supply is indigenous# %urther

redution in vulnerability is assured by the diversifiation of the energy soures used through

implementing "E into the energy mi-# Ho+ever) due to variability of some "E tehnologies) the

degree of penetration is important in determining its o+n vulnerability and hene the need for

poliy that orretly orhestrates the transition into a more "E dependent energy matri-#

"E may also improve the stability of the energy infrastruture by re@uiring less transmission and

distribution# %or e-ample) solar thermal energy used domestially or industrially redues the

eletriity transmission re@uirements# %urther) sine "E for eletriity is generally distributed

generation) +ith usage loser to soure) the need for and ost of distribution are redued# /his

is partiularly appropriate for /he (ahamas#

/he energy seurity advantage of "E an only be reali


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I ,reate an enabling environment to attrat and retain foreign diret investments in the

development of "E#

I Ensure that effiient and environmentallyfriendly tehnologies and praties are

entrenhed in the rene+able energy setor#

S$r"$e%ie re+"$ed $o $(e in$rod#$ion o! .e& 'o+i#& in$rmen$ 8!in"n#i"+ "nd !i#"+: !or $(e'romo$ion o! rene)"*+e ener%&

I Analy


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S$r"$e%ie re+"$ed $o en("n#in% $e#(ni#"+ #"'"#i$& "nd '*+i# ")"rene o! rene)"*+e ener%&

$(ro%( e!!e#$ive ''or$ !or $r"inin% 'ro%r"mme, in!orm"$ion diemin"$ion "nd on-%oin%

#ommni#"$ion *& $(e Governmen$

I $romote the development of human apaity for rene+able energy development by

revising eduational agendas at all levels and redireting professional training to

inorporate rene+able energy tehnologies# n both the prodution and onsumption

of energy) a shift to+ards a sustainable system re@uires targeted ation direted at

professionals and onsumers#

I Strengthen apaity to enable the e-istene of a +elltrained +orkfore to install)

operate and maintain tehnology) business) and regulatory systems#

I nrease publi a+areness of the potentials) osts) and benefits of rene+ables 7 this an

be supported through publi a+areness ampaigns) formal eduation programmes) and

other measures#

I Establish a omprehensive rene+able energy training initiative +ith the purpose of

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Ministry of Works and Urban Development

Ministry of %inane

(ahamas Eletriity ,orporation (E,

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Goal 8/ The 0ahamas 3ill hae a dynamic and appropriategoernance1 instit!tional1 legal and reg!latory frame3or# adancing

f!t!re deelopments in the energy sector !nderpinned by high leels

of cons!ltation1 citi9en participation and p!blicpriate sector

partnerships

Under this goal) fous +ill be plaed on developing) implementing) maintaining and

ontinuously improving an effetive legislative system to reate a modern energy setor#

Ahievement of this goal +ill failitate the removal of poliy inonsistenies and +ill provide a

oherent poliy and regulatory frame+ork to failitate the prodution) distribution and

transmission of energy) enable the introdution of diverse soures of energy into the system)

and provide integrated monitoring and enforement of regulations) all overseen by agenies

and organi


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standards to enourage the development of rene+able energy and ogeneration

opportunities#

I "evie+ on an ongoing basis the e-isting internal regulatory frame+ork for

performane) strengths) +eakness and lessons learnt) +hile reogni


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(ection -/ 'mplementation1 Monitoring

and &al!ation Frame3or#

/he implementation of this $oliy +ill be led by the Ministry of Environment and Housing) +iththe support of several other departments and agenies of 8overnment as +ell as nonstate

stakeholders inluding the private setor and nongovernmental and ommunitybased

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' belo+# /hese indiators are the building bloks of the monitoring and evaluation system and

targets +ill need to be set as mentioned above# /he 8overnment +ill designate an entity to

populate the table and verify the information therein#

T"*+e 1= Ener%& Se#$or Indi#"$or "nd T"r%e$

Se#$or Indi#"$or B"e+ine T"r%e$ Commen$

2012 201@ 2020 2030

Energy Sources

Energy intensity inde- (/UGUS' unit

of output

,onstant Lear /(D US

$erentage diversifiation of energysoures B

$erentage of energy from indigenous

soures) inluding ogeneration B

Renewable Energy

$erentage of rene+ables in energy

mi-

64B

Energy onsumption from rene+able

soures as perentage of /otal Energy

,onsumption B

Electricity

Average Heat "ate for Eletriity

8eneration 7 $ubli $roviders

(/UG2Wh

System !osses in Eletriity

/ransmission and Distribution 7 /otal

$ubli Eletriity System 7 Average

Servie Availability nde- B

$ubli Eletriity System 7 Average

Servie "eliability nde- B

$ubli Eletriity System 7 ,apaity

%ator B$ubli Eletriity System 7 !oad %ator

B

$ubli Eletriity System 7 ,ustomer

Average nterruption Duration nde-

minutes

64


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Se#$or Indi#"$or B"e+ine T"r%e$ Commen$

2012 201@ 2020 2030

Efficiency Improvement of Large Customers/Sectors

Transport

$erentage of energy effiient vehiles

$erentage of fuel effiient vehiles as

a B of total vehiles on the roads

$erentage of vehiles using ,98

Hotels

Energy Effiieny nde-

$erentage of energy from rene+able

soures

$erentage of heating provided bysolar +ater heating

Industries


$erentage of energy from rene+able

soures

$erentage of energy from other

indigenous soures

$erent inrease in the use of leaner

tehnologies by industry

Offices and Commercial Space


Houseolds


$erentage of household inome

spent on eletriity

Average perentage of energy

onsumption from indigenous soures

Environment

8reenhouse gas emissions Mt per

annum

OterAnnual *il mports as $erentage of

Merhandise E-port Earnings B

Annual *il mports as $erentage of

8D$ B

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