Saint Vincent & the Grenadines – Our Experience With Energy Statitics Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a multi-island state with St. Vincent being the main state and a chain of 32 small islands and cays, which receives almost 95% of the overall energy through imported oil products. Energy Policy The Government´s National Energy Policy: Published in March 2009, Stabilize and possibly reduce the provides the main guiding principles for energy consumption per capita in the the National Energy Policy for St. medium and long term; Vincent and the Grenadines. Strengthen the national economy by Guarantee a clean, reliable and reducing the dependence on import of affordable energy supply to customers; fossil fuels; Energy MATRIX The state-owned utility company VINLEC ELECTRICITY GENERATION operates mainly with internal combustion diesel engines and has an installed generation capacity of 58.3 megawatts (MW), of which 5.6 MW comes from three hydropower plants, (Cumberland 3.7 MW, Richmond 1.1 MW, and South Rivers 0.9 MW). with the remainder Name Location Year of Commissioning provided by diesel generators of which 42.41 MW are operated on the main island of St. Vincent with two diesel generating facilities, Cane Hall Power Plant Cane Hall 1975 Cane Hall (19.29 MW) and Lowman’s Bay (17.42 MW). Lowman's Bay Power Plant Lowman's Bay 2006 South Rivers Hydro Plant South Rivers 1952 HYDRO 22% Richmond Hydro plant Richmond 1962 Cumberland Hydro Plant Cumberland 1987 Bequia Power Plant Bequia 1990 PETROLEUM 78% Canouan Power Canouan 1994 Plant Union Island Power Plant Union Island 1993 Mayreau Power Mayreau 2003 Petroleum Hydro Plant Electricity consumption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by sector The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has produced a National Economic and Social Development Plan (NESDP) for the period 2013 to 2025 under the theme, “Re-engineering Economic Growth: Improving the Quality of Life for all Vincentians.” The Plan provides the framework for the GOALS Government, the Private Sector and Civil Society to embark on a journey of economic transformation in the face of on-going challenges. 80% Renewable Energy by 2021 Challenges • Energy-related figures are either unregistered or out-of-date. • Dissemination of Data • Data Gaps • Lack of training Going Forward • Capacity Building. (Need for training to compute the energy balances, tracking of targets). • Data should be collected on a regular basis • Centralize the Energy Information • Build a National Energy Knowledge Platform & Data Base • Developing surveys to capture the data • For the development of a long-term energy strategy and the planning it is important to have reliable knowledge data. It is essential that the database on all relevant aspects of the energy sector is complete, consistent and continuously kept up-to-date THANK YOU! MALIKA JOSEPH ENERGY OFFICER ENERGY UNIT MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY, ETC. .