The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries

COUNTRY INDICATOR ANALYSIS

Similarly, in most countries there is the need to increase the human resources necessary to support their mandate as shown in table 4.15 below. Again, most countries are understaffed. In the case of Grenada, Haiti and Suriname, their staff support multiple ministries and do not reflect the energy resources alone.

COUNTRY

ENERGY UNIT HUMAN CAPACITY

Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & Grenadines Suriname Trinidad & Tobago

4 40 40 10 8 250* 156 112 2000 250

2 7 6 850 7

* Estimates based on Barbados & Jamaica respectively Table 4.15 | Energy Unit Staffing Capacity by Country

The underperforming countries’ energy units will need to address their capacity issues.

• Do capacity building to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the necessary project financing procedures to support government’s energy policy. • Increase the human resources in the Government’s energy units

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The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries