; CARIBBEAN CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT REPORTING PERIOD October 1, 2015 – July 31, 2018 August 1, 2018 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Deloitte Consulting LLP. CARIBBEAN CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT REPORTING PERIOD FROM October 1, 2015 – July 31, 2018 CARIBBEAN CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM CONTRACT NUMBER: AID-OAA-I-13-00018 TASK ORDER NUMBER: AID-523-TO-15-00003 DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP USAID/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH COR: GERALD LINDO August 1, 2018 DISCLAIMER: This report is made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Deloitte Consulting LLP and its implementing partners and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. CONTENTS CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. i TABLE OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................... iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 0 Task 1: Improve Enabling Environment for Clean Energy Development ................................. 0 Task 2: Optimizing Variable Renewable Energy Integration ................................................... 1 Task 3: Accelerating Private Sector Clean Energy Investment ............................................... 1 Task 4: Energy Efficiency Benchmarking in the Hotel and Tourism Sector ............................. 2 Task 5: Coordination and Promotion of USAID and USG Inter-Agency Activities in the Energy Sector and Sharing Lessons Learned with other Island Nations ............................................. 2 Task 6: Coordination with CARICOM ..................................................................................... 3 TASK 1: IMPROVE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................ 4 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 4 Regional ................................................................................................................................. 5 Jamaica .................................................................................................................................. 6 Barbados ................................................................................................................................ 9 Dominica ................................................................................................................................ 9 Grenada ................................................................................................................................. 9 Saint Lucia ........................................................................................................................... 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ........................................................................................ 10 Issues and Lessons Learned ................................................................................................ 11 Next Steps ........................................................................................................................... 12 TASK 2: OPTIMIZING VARIABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION ......... 13 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 13 Regional ............................................................................................................................... 13 Jamaica ................................................................................................................................ 14 Barbados .............................................................................................................................. 16 Grenada ............................................................................................................................... 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ........................................................................................ 16 Issues and Lessons Learned ................................................................................................ 16 Next Steps ........................................................................................................................... 17 TASK 3: ACCELERATING PRIVATE SECTOR CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT . 18 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 18 Regional ............................................................................................................................... 18 Jamaica ................................................................................................................................ 19 Issues and Lessons Learned ................................................................................................ 20 Next Steps ........................................................................................................................... 21 TASK 4: ENERGY EFFICIENT BENCHMARKING IN THE HOTEL AND TOURISM SECTOR ................................................................................................................... 22 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 22 Regional ............................................................................................................................... 23 Jamaica ................................................................................................................................ 23 Barbados .............................................................................................................................. 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis ............................................................................................................ 24 Saint Lucia ........................................................................................................................... 24 Issues and Lessons Learned ................................................................................................ 25 Next Steps ........................................................................................................................... 25 USAID Caribbean Clean Energy Program Year 3 Second Quarter Report, January 1, 2018 – March 31, 2018 i TASK 5: COORDINATION AND PROMOTION OF USAID AND USG INTER- AGENCY ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................. 26 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 26 Regional ............................................................................................................................... 26 Issues and Lessons Learned ................................................................................................ 28 Next Steps ........................................................................................................................... 29 TASK 6: COORDINATION WITH CARICOM ........................................................... 30 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 30 Regional ............................................................................................................................... 30 Issues and Lessons Learned ................................................................................................ 31 Next Steps ........................................................................................................................... 32 CROSS-CUTTING AREAS ....................................................................................... 33 A. Innovation Fund – Grants ................................................................................................. 33 B. List of Communications, Trainings, and Events ................................................................ 34 C. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation .......................................................................... 37 Donor Coordination Forum .................................................................................... 55 Go Green Expo (Jamaica) ...................................................................................... 55 Caribbean Smart Grid Working Group .................................................................. 55 OOCCUR Conference – Legal and Regulatory Framework ................................. 55 ANNEX ..................................................................................................................... 60 Summary of Deliverables ..................................................................................................... 60 USAID Caribbean Clean Energy Program Year 3 Second Quarter Report, January 1, 2018 – March 31, 2018 ii TABLE OF ACRONYMS Acronym Description AEE Association of Energy Engineers AMI Advanced Metering