Montserrat Energy Policy, 2008 – 2027 ______For: Department of Public Works Ministry of Communications and Works Montserrat
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____________ MONTSERRAT ENERGY POLICY, 2008 – 2027 ____________ FOR: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKS MONTSERRAT By: GEM/TKI Sept. 2008 OVERVIEW/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: MONTSERRAT ENERGY POLICY, 2008 – 2027 OVERVIEW: As we, The People and Government of Montserrat , work to rebuild and redevelop in the wake of the volcanic crisis, it has become more and more clear that our energy sources and energy- based services have to be changed towards more sustainable alternatives. This is readily apparent in light of our dependence on fossil fuels -- which are subject to sudden, large, disruptive jumps in price. As those prices begin to trend towards US$ 200/barrel for crude oil, they are plainly potentially ruinous for Montserrat. In short, we face a “survival” challenge. Also, there are increasing global, regional and local concerns that heavy fossil fuel use is linked to potentially dangerous and destructive climate trends. Thus, global initiatives such as the Kyoto Protocol have provided opportunities for us to move away from excessive dependence on such fuels. Through these opportunities, Montserrat has the ability to develop its energy sources and technologies away from fossil fuels and move to a more sustainable energy path that emphasises (1) renewable energy (e.g. geothermal, wind, solar energy, bio-fuels) and (2) enhanced efficiency of energy use. Also, since they dominate our energy use patterns, the electricity and transportation sectors will be the main focal points for our efforts to move towards such alternative energy technologies. To successfully explore, develop and exploit green energy opportunities, we will need to build up our own national capacities through transparent, credible partnerships. Steps must be taken to see that such partnerships will be transparent, so that they will not compromise our democratic right to control the key strategic national assets that are the foundation of our hopes for long-term development. We also seek to become a regional centre of excellence for sustainable energy, through which we can demonstrate by our example, develop training programmes in, and consult with others about, practical ways in which our region and the wider world may be able to find a more sustainable energy path. The Montserrat energy policy, as envisioned, declared and explained below, therefore provides a credible, broadly-supported and feasible strategic approach to make the most of these opportunities, over the period 2008 to 2027, starting with plans for the implementation of an initial programme of action over the period 2008 - 2012. ii SCHEDULE 1: A framework of Goals for Renewable/ Sustainable Energy, 2008 – 2027 Goals for Lines of Action Waves of Advance & Themes LOA 1: Renewable LOA 2: Energy LOA 3: Fossil Fuels & LOA 4: Transportation LOA 5: Capacity Energy Efficiency Alternatives Sector transformation Development W I: 2008 – 2012: • Geothermal [3 – 5 MW • Energy audits: MUL and/or • Exploratory use of ethanol, • Use of ethanol as an • Creation of an Energy plant], if feasible ESCOs butanol and bio-diesel, etc. additive for vehicle fuel Office, with Board, and Geothermal, Wind • Wind electricity, 300 kW+ ; • Provision of affordable, as fuels in their own right, • Initial, demonstration use of technical Advisory Panel and core capacity associated generating plant, efficient replacement including the possible use of butanol and biodiesel as fuel • BOAT partnerships for power distribution grid and lighting systems, appliances, alcohol(s) in fuel cells additives geothermal grid control upgrades office equipment and PCs, • Exploration of hydrogen • Demonstration of hybrid, • Technical training and • Systematic, daily and etc. through an audits-linked generation, storage and use fuel cell and/or plug-in capacity building [Comm ongoing monitoring of wind financing mechanism as an energy carrier recharge vehicles, esp. Coll, UWI, etc.], and insolation resources • ESCO inputs into major • Possible recovery of one or flexible-fuel plug-in hybrids • Data, statistics and analysis • Affordable solar water new building projects, more of the Plymouth- • Pilot, green energy capacity upgrade towards harvesting based diesel generation sets heaters through a financing demonstrator bus-based • ESCO capacity mechanism efficiency gains and (and of associated plant etc). public transport: e.g. bio- integration of renewables • Legislation & regulations • Research and pilot projects • Monitoring of global fuels, flexible fuels, hybrids, • Utilities Commission on RE air conditioning • Associated promotion of developments on other electric vehicles, fuel cells, systems and other novel high efficiency, renewables- alternative energy, e.g. hydrogen • If geothermal, industries to technologies compatible building designs PBMR reactors (S. Africa, use “extra” electricity through upgraded building China) • TiO 2, other solar pv, & fuel regulations cells tech. capacity building W II: 2013 – 2017, • If feasible, expansion of • Introduction of LED, solid • Initial distribution network • Butanol and biodiesel initial • If large geothermal Geothermal energy and state lighting as the next for bio-fuels “compatible” production and distribution, resources, export of Transportation export to Guadeloupe, etc. generation on lighting with current generation M’rat and wider region electricity to Guadeloupe, efficiency vehicles: e.g. biodiesel, etc. Sector • Pilot projects for TiO 2 and • Fleet-scale demonstration transformation other novel solar PV techs • Beginning of global biobutanol use of fuel cell vehicles • Initial offers of training and • Pilot projects for fuel cells replacement of incandescent • Local fleet-level (alcohol and/or hydrogen) external consultancies as lighting demonstration of hydrogen • Deployment of “affordable” energy transformation (and/or alcohols) as an hybrids etc experts energy carrier W III: 2018 – 2022: • Solar-hydrogen economy • Global phasing out of • Gradual phasing out of • Bio-fuels for conventional • Modularisation of energy demonstration, if the incandescent lighting gasoline and fossil fuel vehicles, delivery using solar, fuel Future Energy technology is available and • Initial use of small, efficient derived diesel • Fuel cells for new cells cost effective fuel cells to replace generation vehicles and for • Full-scale training and chemical primary batteries remote sites or mobile consultancy capacity equipment W IV: 2023 – 2027: • Transition to Solar energy • Transition to a high- • Transition to hydrogen and • Gradual phasing out of • Green economy and bio-fuels for the long efficiency energy equipment bio-fuels, and to fuel cell fossil fuel based, internal consolidation Green Energy term, and introduction of economy vehicles combustion engine powered • Initial capacity development Economy hydrogen • Monitoring of global vehicles towards fusion developments on fusion • Transition: fuel cell vehicles iii TABLE P.F 1 Chart of initial Five-year Implementation Plan, 2008 – 2013 The relevant timelines and milestones for major initiatives under the energy implementation plan 2008 - 2012 may be shown through a Gantt chart : Ref. Initiatives Actors Timelines Current Status 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1 Energy Policy & GOM, UN ECLAC, This: work in progress. implementation plan [Q1, 08] GEM/TKI 2 Energy Office [EO] initiation GOM, DFID (operational) Pending policy [Q2, 08] approval 3 Wind Energy & utility viability GOM, MUL, DFID, (operational) Proposal and initial enhancement [Q 2 08 – Q2 09] UN ECLAC consultations 4 Geothermal, pre-commercial GOM, DFID, UN Phase 1: scoping study, exploration [Q1 08 – Q4 09] in progress 5 Geothermal development GOM, Tenders (operational) Tenders Board bid [pending success of exploration] Board, EO, process, pending [Q1 09 – Q2 10] Developers successful exploration 6 Affordable Energy Efficiency & GOM, EO, MUL, (operational) Opportunity DSM initiation [Q3 08 – Q4 09] DFID, ESCOs* identification in progress 7 Initial setting up of a Public GOM, MCW, EO Pending completion of Utilities Commission) [Q3 – 4 Law and associated 08] policy 8 Establish ongoing wind, solar GOM, EO, Met Early steps taken monitoring [Q2 – 4 08] Office 9 Improving statistics collection GOM, EO, Stats Opportunity/need and analysis on energy [Q3 – 4 Dept, Customs identified 08] 10 Developing workshops & GOM, EO, DFID, Opportunity/need courses on sustainable energy M'rat Comm Coll, identified [Q3 08 – Q2 10] UWI, Caricom 11 Small, capacity-building, GOM, EO, Aid Opportunity/need community-based energy Agencies, identified projects grants scheme [Q1 09 – community based Q4 12] partners 12 Advanced energy technologies GOM, EO, MUL, Opportunities to be exploratory projects [Q3 09 – Q2 DFID, partners identified 12] 13 Public GOM forums on GOM, EO, NETF/ * * * * * * * * * * Pending EO set-up sustainable energy [July, Dec, in Energy Advisory years 08 – 12] Board, Tech & Sci Advisory Panel, [TSAP], PUC* 14 Evaluation, revision, policy GOM, EO, NETF/ Pending policy rollover and new plan [Q1 09, Energy Advisory approval Q1 – 4 12] Board, TSAP, Dev't Unit: SDP*, DFID * NB: ESCO: Energy Services Company, SDP: Sustainable Development Plan; PUC: Public Utilities Commission Table PF.1: Suggested timeline for major initiatives under the implementation plan 2008 - 2012 iv MONTSERRAT ENERGY POLICY, 2008 – 2027: TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART A: Policy Vision and Declaration/Statement SECTION I: VISION Vision Statement viii SECTION II: POLICY DECLARATION I. Policy Vision -- Towards a Sustainable Energy Future