The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | TARGET GROUPS

In order to achieve a 7% error and a confidence level of 95% it was necessary to obtain a sample size of 127 participants given the population size of 352.

Based on desk research and the stakeholder groups, several entities were targeted. This initial contact list was dynamic, expanding to include newly discovered actors and removing retired companies. Full contact details are provided in a subsequent section. The table below indicates the number of potential participants targeted by country and stakeholder group.

COUNTRY Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Dominica Dominican

LGM 1

UR 1

FL 2

PSI 2

HEI

REC 3

FA

RI

COUNTRY TOTAL 9

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

3 8 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 3

3 3

5 11 12

13 26 18 11 12 11 11 18 20 5 9 10 9 14

2 2 1 2 2 2 3 1

1 2 1 2 4 3 1

3 6

Republic Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & Grenadines Suriname Trinidad & Tobago Regional Total

3 3 6 12

1 3 3 2 8

1

2 2

1

2

3 1

1

14

11

23

42

25

81

9

6

211

Table 2.2 | Potential Participants in the Study Grey cells indicate the group was not contacted because 1) it did not exist, 2) was not selected, 3) was not reachable or 4) was not applicable (FA, RI)

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The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries