OECS Energy Issues and Options
This study evaluates the current energy situation in the member states of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and identifies selected investment options and policy issues for new energy projects. The emphasis of the study is on larg...
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| Format: | ESMAP Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6743733/oecs-energy-issues-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17975 |
| Summary: | This study evaluates the current energy
situation in the member states of the Organization of
Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and identifies selected
investment options and policy issues for new energy
projects. The emphasis of the study is on large energy
systems and ways to link one of more of the OECS countries.
Complementary smaller-scale systems, in the form of wind,
are also considered. This study is not an exhaustive survey
either of each OECS member country or of all possible energy
technologies for the OECS countries. Rather, it is intended
to address the key energy-economy interaction in the
electricity sector and to assess potential new supply
investments. A key issue is how to bring some of the
benefits of larger scale, more efficient power generation
technology to these small island systems. The report begins
with a summary of recommendations and findings for OECS
policies and actions. Part 1 contains an assessment of the
energy sector with two main components, a review of recent
studies on energy in the OECS, and a summary of current use
of fuel and energy, primarily electricity in the OECS member
states. Part 2 starts with a review of international
experiences in island energy systems, including integration
efforts. Based on the review of previous work, ongoing
efforts in the region and the energy needs of the OECS
members, several options are discussed in Chapter 5 for both
large and small-scale investments. These include (1)
inter-island gas pipeline; (2) Liquefied natural
gas/compressed natural gas supply; (3) geothermal
development with cable links to other islands; and (4) wind
farms, linked to multi-island power systems. Chapter 6
highlights the costs associated with various options, and
Chapter 7 shows the economic and financial aspects of the
various options, as well as their compatibility with policy
objectives extracted from OECS member country energy
strategy documents. |
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