Caribbean Regional Electricity Supply Options : Toward Greater Security, Renewables and Resilience

The Caribbean region continues to be plagued by high and volatile fuel prices, with limited economies of scale or diversity in electricity supply. Although several studies have examined alternative resource options for the region, they often only c...

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Main Authors: Gerner, Franz, Hansen, Megan
Format: Energy Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
AIR
CO2
LNG
NOX
SOX
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
AIR
AIR EMISSIONS
AIR POLLUTANTS
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
ALTERNATIVE FUEL
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
BARREL
BIOMASS
BIOMASS POWER
BIOMASS POWER GENERATION
BIOMASS RESOURCES
BOILER
BOILERS
CAPACITY FACTOR
CAPACITY FACTORS
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON EMISSIONS
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLOUD COVER
CLOUDS
CO2
COAL
COAL PLANTS
COAL POWER PLANTS
COAL TRANSPORTATION
COGENERATION
COLORS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION TURBINES
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS
COST OF COAL
COST OF ELECTRICITY
COSTS OF ELECTRICITY
CRUDE OIL
DELIVERY OF GAS
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DESALINATION
DIESEL
DIESEL FUELS
DIESEL GENERATORS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC UTILITY
ELECTRICAL POWER
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY COSTS
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
EMISSION
END-USE
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY PLANNING
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SAVINGS
ENERGY SECURITY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLY
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
FOREST
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL
FUEL COST
FUEL COSTS
FUEL EFFICIENCY
FUEL MIX
FUEL OILS
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SAVINGS
FUEL STORAGE
FUEL SUPPLY
FUEL TYPE
FUELS
GAS AND ELECTRICITY
GAS COMPANY
GAS COMPRESSOR
GAS DEMAND
GAS DEMANDS
GAS PIPELINE COMPANY
GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS
GAS PIPELINES
GAS SUPPLIERS
GAS SUPPLIES
GAS SUPPLY
GAS TURBINE
GAS TURBINES
GASIFICATION
GASOLINE
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL PLANT
GEOTHERMAL POWER
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
GLOBAL POLLUTANTS
GRID RELIABILITY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEAT
HEAT RATE
HEAVY FUEL OIL
HURRICANES
HYDRO POWER
HYDRO RESOURCES
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER PLANT
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPORT TERMINALS
INCOME
KILOWATT-HOUR
LANDFILL
LANDFILL DISPOSAL
LANDFILL GAS
LANDFILL SITES
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUID FUELS
LNG
LNG TERMINAL
LOAD SHEDDING
LOW-CARBON
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
NATIONAL GAS
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE
NEW PLANTS
NITROGEN
NITROGEN OXIDE
NOX
OIL PRICES
OIL PRODUCTS
PEAK DEMAND
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM COKE
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHOTOVOLTAICS
PIPELINE
PIPELINE SYSTEM
POLLUTION
POWER CABLES
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION INDUSTRY
POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
POWER PLANT
POWER PLANTS
POWER PRICES
POWER PRODUCERS
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEMS
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE PARTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RAINFALL
REFINED PRODUCTS
REFINERIES
REFINERY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
RENEWABLE GENERATION
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RENEWABLE SOURCES
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
SECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY
SEISMIC EVENT
SHIPS
SOLAR POWER
SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES
SOLAR THERMAL
SOLID FUELS
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
SOX
STEAM TURBINE
STEAM TURBINES
STORAGE FACILITIES
STORAGE FACILITY
SULFUR
SULFUR OXIDE
SUNLIGHT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TARIFF LEVELS
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL ENERGY
TIDAL POWER
TRANSMISSION LINES
UTILITIES
UTILITY-SCALE
VERTICAL AXIS
VESSELS
WASTE
WIND
WIND ENERGY
WIND FARM
WIND FARMS
WIND POWER
WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT
WIND TURBINE
WIND TURBINES
WINDS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
AIR
AIR EMISSIONS
AIR POLLUTANTS
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
ALTERNATIVE FUEL
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
BARREL
BIOMASS
BIOMASS POWER
BIOMASS POWER GENERATION
BIOMASS RESOURCES
BOILER
BOILERS
CAPACITY FACTOR
CAPACITY FACTORS
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON EMISSIONS
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLOUD COVER
CLOUDS
CO2
COAL
COAL PLANTS
COAL POWER PLANTS
COAL TRANSPORTATION
COGENERATION
COLORS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION TURBINES
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS
COST OF COAL
COST OF ELECTRICITY
COSTS OF ELECTRICITY
CRUDE OIL
DELIVERY OF GAS
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DESALINATION
DIESEL
DIESEL FUELS
DIESEL GENERATORS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC UTILITY
ELECTRICAL POWER
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY COSTS
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
EMISSION
END-USE
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY PLANNING
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SAVINGS
ENERGY SECURITY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLY
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
FOREST
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL
FUEL COST
FUEL COSTS
FUEL EFFICIENCY
FUEL MIX
FUEL OILS
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SAVINGS
FUEL STORAGE
FUEL SUPPLY
FUEL TYPE
FUELS
GAS AND ELECTRICITY
GAS COMPANY
GAS COMPRESSOR
GAS DEMAND
GAS DEMANDS
GAS PIPELINE COMPANY
GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS
GAS PIPELINES
GAS SUPPLIERS
GAS SUPPLIES
GAS SUPPLY
GAS TURBINE
GAS TURBINES
GASIFICATION
GASOLINE
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL PLANT
GEOTHERMAL POWER
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
GLOBAL POLLUTANTS
GRID RELIABILITY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEAT
HEAT RATE
HEAVY FUEL OIL
HURRICANES
HYDRO POWER
HYDRO RESOURCES
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER PLANT
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPORT TERMINALS
INCOME
KILOWATT-HOUR
LANDFILL
LANDFILL DISPOSAL
LANDFILL GAS
LANDFILL SITES
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUID FUELS
LNG
LNG TERMINAL
LOAD SHEDDING
LOW-CARBON
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
NATIONAL GAS
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE
NEW PLANTS
NITROGEN
NITROGEN OXIDE
NOX
OIL PRICES
OIL PRODUCTS
PEAK DEMAND
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM COKE
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHOTOVOLTAICS
PIPELINE
PIPELINE SYSTEM
POLLUTION
POWER CABLES
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION INDUSTRY
POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
POWER PLANT
POWER PLANTS
POWER PRICES
POWER PRODUCERS
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEMS
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE PARTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RAINFALL
REFINED PRODUCTS
REFINERIES
REFINERY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
RENEWABLE GENERATION
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RENEWABLE SOURCES
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
SECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY
SEISMIC EVENT
SHIPS
SOLAR POWER
SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES
SOLAR THERMAL
SOLID FUELS
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
SOX
STEAM TURBINE
STEAM TURBINES
STORAGE FACILITIES
STORAGE FACILITY
SULFUR
SULFUR OXIDE
SUNLIGHT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TARIFF LEVELS
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL ENERGY
TIDAL POWER
TRANSMISSION LINES
UTILITIES
UTILITY-SCALE
VERTICAL AXIS
VESSELS
WASTE
WIND
WIND ENERGY
WIND FARM
WIND FARMS
WIND POWER
WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT
WIND TURBINE
WIND TURBINES
WINDS
Gerner, Franz
Hansen, Megan
Caribbean Regional Electricity Supply Options : Toward Greater Security, Renewables and Resilience
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Caribbean
description The Caribbean region continues to be plagued by high and volatile fuel prices, with limited economies of scale or diversity in electricity supply. Although several studies have examined alternative resource options for the region, they often only consider solutions for individual countries in isolation. When one looks at the Caribbean, however, it is apparent that the short distances between islands and market sizes present opportunities to benefit from regional solutions. Indeed, increasing interconnection in the Caribbean could pave the way for greater energy security, a larger use of renewable and enhanced climate resilience. The idea of regional interconnections is not new: gas pipelines are widely used to interconnect gas supply with gas demand, and electricity market interconnections have become the norm around the world. However, this option does not appear to have received the attention it merits in the specific context of the Caribbean. While this study analyzes a small subset of the imaginable regional energy options for the Caribbean, it shows that regional solutions warrant further study. This synthesis report builds from the technical report that the World Bank commissioned from Nexant, entitled-Caribbean regional electricity generation, interconnection, and fuels supply strategy. It analyzes a range of regional options. Although further analysis is required, the hope is that this synthesis report will help to fuel the conversation about interconnected development pathways for the Caribbean.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study
author Gerner, Franz
Hansen, Megan
author_facet Gerner, Franz
Hansen, Megan
author_sort Gerner, Franz
title Caribbean Regional Electricity Supply Options : Toward Greater Security, Renewables and Resilience
title_short Caribbean Regional Electricity Supply Options : Toward Greater Security, Renewables and Resilience
title_full Caribbean Regional Electricity Supply Options : Toward Greater Security, Renewables and Resilience
title_fullStr Caribbean Regional Electricity Supply Options : Toward Greater Security, Renewables and Resilience
title_full_unstemmed Caribbean Regional Electricity Supply Options : Toward Greater Security, Renewables and Resilience
title_sort caribbean regional electricity supply options : toward greater security, renewables and resilience
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20110227233101
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spelling okr-10986-27382021-04-23T14:02:04Z Caribbean Regional Electricity Supply Options : Toward Greater Security, Renewables and Resilience Gerner, Franz Hansen, Megan ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY AIR AIR EMISSIONS AIR POLLUTANTS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE FUEL APPROACH AVAILABILITY BARREL BIOMASS BIOMASS POWER BIOMASS POWER GENERATION BIOMASS RESOURCES BOILER BOILERS CAPACITY FACTOR CAPACITY FACTORS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON EMISSIONS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CLOUD COVER CLOUDS CO2 COAL COAL PLANTS COAL POWER PLANTS COAL TRANSPORTATION COGENERATION COLORS COMBUSTION COMBUSTION TURBINES COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS COST OF COAL COST OF ELECTRICITY COSTS OF ELECTRICITY CRUDE OIL DELIVERY OF GAS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DESALINATION DIESEL DIESEL FUELS DIESEL GENERATORS DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY COSTS ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS EMISSION END-USE ENERGY CONVERSION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY MIX ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY PLANNING ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUPPLY ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS FOREST FOREST MANAGEMENT FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL COST FUEL COSTS FUEL EFFICIENCY FUEL MIX FUEL OILS FUEL PRICES FUEL SAVINGS FUEL STORAGE FUEL SUPPLY FUEL TYPE FUELS GAS AND ELECTRICITY GAS COMPANY GAS COMPRESSOR GAS DEMAND GAS DEMANDS GAS PIPELINE COMPANY GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS GAS PIPELINES GAS SUPPLIERS GAS SUPPLIES GAS SUPPLY GAS TURBINE GAS TURBINES GASIFICATION GASOLINE GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GEOTHERMAL PLANT GEOTHERMAL POWER GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL POLLUTANTS GRID RELIABILITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HEAT RATE HEAVY FUEL OIL HURRICANES HYDRO POWER HYDRO RESOURCES HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER PLANT IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPORT TERMINALS INCOME KILOWATT-HOUR LANDFILL LANDFILL DISPOSAL LANDFILL GAS LANDFILL SITES LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LIQUID FUELS LNG LNG TERMINAL LOAD SHEDDING LOW-CARBON MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE NATIONAL GAS NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS PIPELINE NEW PLANTS NITROGEN NITROGEN OXIDE NOX OIL PRICES OIL PRODUCTS PEAK DEMAND PETROLEUM PETROLEUM COKE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PHOTOVOLTAICS PIPELINE PIPELINE SYSTEM POLLUTION POWER CABLES POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION INDUSTRY POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES POWER PLANT POWER PLANTS POWER PRICES POWER PRODUCERS POWER SYSTEM POWER SYSTEMS PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE PARTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC UTILITIES RAINFALL REFINED PRODUCTS REFINERIES REFINERY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY RENEWABLE GENERATION RENEWABLE RESOURCES RENEWABLE SOURCES RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES SECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY SEISMIC EVENT SHIPS SOLAR POWER SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES SOLAR THERMAL SOLID FUELS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOX STEAM TURBINE STEAM TURBINES STORAGE FACILITIES STORAGE FACILITY SULFUR SULFUR OXIDE SUNLIGHT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARIFF LEVELS TEMPERATURE THERMAL ENERGY TIDAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINES UTILITIES UTILITY-SCALE VERTICAL AXIS VESSELS WASTE WIND WIND ENERGY WIND FARM WIND FARMS WIND POWER WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT WIND TURBINE WIND TURBINES WINDS The Caribbean region continues to be plagued by high and volatile fuel prices, with limited economies of scale or diversity in electricity supply. Although several studies have examined alternative resource options for the region, they often only consider solutions for individual countries in isolation. When one looks at the Caribbean, however, it is apparent that the short distances between islands and market sizes present opportunities to benefit from regional solutions. Indeed, increasing interconnection in the Caribbean could pave the way for greater energy security, a larger use of renewable and enhanced climate resilience. The idea of regional interconnections is not new: gas pipelines are widely used to interconnect gas supply with gas demand, and electricity market interconnections have become the norm around the world. However, this option does not appear to have received the attention it merits in the specific context of the Caribbean. While this study analyzes a small subset of the imaginable regional energy options for the Caribbean, it shows that regional solutions warrant further study. This synthesis report builds from the technical report that the World Bank commissioned from Nexant, entitled-Caribbean regional electricity generation, interconnection, and fuels supply strategy. It analyzes a range of regional options. Although further analysis is required, the hope is that this synthesis report will help to fuel the conversation about interconnected development pathways for the Caribbean. 2012-03-19T10:12:17Z 2012-03-19T10:12:17Z 2011-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20110227233101 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2738 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean