The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries

RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDER ASSESSMENT

DOMINICA

3.5.5 | HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

The tertiary institution in Dominica that could potentially provide teaching and training for RE professionals is the Dominica State College. This college was established by an Act of Parliament in 2002. The college is a merger of the Technical College and the 6th Form College and offers several educational programmes. Unfortunately, there are no renewable energy courses being offered and no specific plans exist to do so. There is some interest but currently do not play any significant role in the RE Industry and have no capacity for research or innovation. The HEI stakeholder relationships are extrapolated from the other stakeholders.

3.5.6 | RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES

There have been signals in the RE industry in Dominica that distributed generation is being supported but there is still some delay in the final policy documentation which will provide the needed certainty in the market. Only 3 RECs currently operate in this sector and they only offer design and installation of PV systems along with auditing services and the retailing of some EE equipment. A low level of sub-contracting to the REC does occur on larger utility size projects (5MW+) funded by private foreign investors. RECs have on average 15 staff ranging from 6 to 25 and have been in business for an average of 10 years, varying from 7 to 13 years. Their scope of operations covers most of the local market needs for the residential and commercial segments. Their relationship with the other key stakeholders is depicted in the diagram right.

LEAD GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTIONS

REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS

RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES

FUNDING AGENCIES

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

UTILITY REGULATOR

Figure 3.25 | Relationships of Dominica’s Renewable Energy Companies

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The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries