In April 2008, The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat commenced the Energy Programme as one of the programmes within the Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration (TEI). The Energy Programme was assigned the responsibility of implementing a programmatic approach to energy sector developments in the Region. This establishes a departure from the mere projectized approach and aims to facilitate greater responsiveness in carrying out the energy related Community’s mandates as well as fostering a more harmonized approach to energy issues. The Energy Programme is executed by the Energy Unit within TEI.

GOAL:

The overarching Goal of the CARICOM Energy Programme is increase regional energy security and advance the transformation of the Region’s energy sector towards a more sustainable energy developmental path (through the implementation of a regional energy policy and a regional sustainable energy strategy), thereby playing a catalytic role in regional economic integration, economic growth and development.

ENERGY PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES:

Some activities under the Energy Work Programme are to:

1. Finalise and Implementation of Caribbean Community Energy Policy
    
2. Enhance Trade and Investment in the Regional Energy Sector
    
3. Advance Sustainable Energy Developments and Climate Change Mitigation - Including Development of a Regional Sustainable Roadmap and Strategy
    
4. Assist Member States in establishing Energy Policy Framework
    
5. Facilitate greater coordination of Energy Initiatives in the Caribbean Community
    
6. Mobilize resources to support CARICOM Member States
    
7. Implement Sustainable Energy Projects

Quarterly Newsletter:

•   CC Energy, Issue 5, October-December 2010
•   CC Energy, Issue 4, July-September 2010
•   CC Energy, Issue 3, April-June 2010
•   CC Energy, Issue 2, January-March 2010
•   CC Energy, Vol.1 Issue 1, October-December 2009

Documents/Reports:

• CARICOM Energy Policy, approved by the Forty-First Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)-(Energy), 1 March 2013, Trinidad and Tobago
   
• CARICOM Energy Policy in a Nutshell
   
• Report of Caribbean Preparatory Meeting on the Establishment of a Caribbean Renewable Energy Centre, 10 March 2010, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

• Caribbean Regional Electricity Generation, Interconnection, and Fuels Supply Strategy: Final Report - submitted by Nexant, March 2010

• Caribbean Regional Electricity Generation, Interconnection and Fuels Supply Strategy : Final Report : Executive Summary - submitted by Nexant, March 2010

• Regional Energy Solutions for Power Generation in the Caribbean: An Assessment - 10th Platts Annual Caribbean Energy Conference, Aruba, 28-29 January 2010 - Franz Gerner, Senior Energy Economist, The World Bank/Washington DC

Related links:

• Caribbean Information Platform on Renewable Energy (CIPORE)

• Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS)

• Latin American Energy Organisation (OLADE)