Sustainable Energy Framework for Barbados

Project Objective: The general objective of this project is to promote renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) in Barbados, thus reducing the country’s dependency from imported fossil fuels, enhancing security and stability in energy supply, and improving overall environmental sustainability in the country.The specific objectives of this project—related to the respective project Components described below—are: (i) To help the Government of Barbados (GoB) develop a Sustainable Energy Framework (SEF) for Barbados, and achieve institutional strengthening in the areas of RE and EE (see Component 1)(ii) To help the GoB achieve EE in the country’s key sectors, and to implement energy efficiency pilot projects (see Component 2)(iii) To help the GoB identify and promote the most effective alternatives for RE generation, and to implement renewable energy pilot projects (see Component 3) (iv) To ensure wide dissemination of all project activities and results, thus contributing to spreading sustainable energy practices in Barbados (see Component 4).