The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ACRONYM

DEFINITION

GCF GEF GEI GHG GIZ GM GPL

Green Climate Fund

Global Environment Facility

Government Electrical Inspectorate

Greenhouse Gas

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Government Ministries

Guyana Power and Light Incorporated Grenada Electricity Services Limited

GRENLEC

GTI

Government Technical Institute

HEART-NTA

Human Employment and Resource Training Trust -National Training Authority

HEI IDB

Higher Education Institutions Inter-American Development Bank

INTEC

Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo

IPP IRC IRP JPS

Independent Power Producers

Independent Regulatory Commission International Renewable Energy Agency

IRENA

Integrated Resource Plans

Jamaica Public Service Company Limited

LEED MAPS MDB

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Mainstreaming, Acceleration, and Policy Support

Multilateral Development Banks Memorandum of Understanding

MoU

NABCEP

North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners

NCR NDC NETS NGO PAHO PMU

Normal Customer Rate

Nationally Determined Contributions National Energy Transition Strategy Non-Governmental Organizations Pan American Health Organization

Project Management Unit

PP

Payback Period

PPA

Power Purchase Agreements

PSI

Private Sector Institutions

PTB PTC PUC

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

Polytechnic College Suriname Public Utility Commission

PURC

Public Utilities Regulatory Commission

PV

Photo Voltaic

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The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries