Department of Sustainable Development

Renewable Energy

Through its Renewable Energy in the Americas (REIA), the Department assisted member states in several areas including policy and regulatory reform, human and institutional capacity building, technical assistance and resource evaluation, knowledge management, and financing support. More specifically, in the Caribbean, the Department via the Global Sustainable Energy Islands Initiative (GSEII) and the Eastern Caribbean Geothermal Project (Geo-Caraibes) is: (a) assisting the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis with the implementation of a Bio-energy feasibility study which assesses the potential for converting sugar cane and municipal waste to energy (electricity and/or ethanol); (b) working with senior energy officials in Dominica to implement sustainable energy policy evaluations and to assist in the implementation of policy/regulatory reforms; and (c) managing the execution of a GEF-funded, Regional Geothermal Feasibility Assessment in the Eastern Caribbean which aims at catalyzing the commercial development of geothermal energy in Dominica, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts and Nevis