The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries

RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDER ASSESSMENT

GRENADA

3.7 | GRENADA

The Government is currently a minor shareholder in the Electricity Utility but expects to become the sole or major shareholder based on a recent court ruling. Grenada Electricity Services Limited (GRENLEC) has an installed capacity of 55.57 MW with about 2.5 MW of renewables in their energy generation mix. This is from PV installations by the utility.

Grenada is an independent Caribbean Island spanning an area of 344 square Kilometres and had a population of 112,003 as of 2019 (UN, 2019). Its main economic sectors are tourism and agriculture.

3.7.1 | LEAD GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

The Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Public Utilities, Energy, Transport and Implementation is the lead ministry for the energy portfolio, and they consult with 3 other ministries in order to execute their mandate. There is a national energy policy and an interconnection policy in place to guide their activities. However, a road map and specific regulations to allow interconnection and feed-in tariffs for non-utility RE generators are still outstanding, resulting in market uncertainty. This ministry has 156 persons which are shared across the different responsibilities. This should be adequate capacity to deal with issues in the RE industry. They actively encourage the use of RE. This is seen through their demonstration PV project and a solar PV/battery hybrid project. The lead Ministry’s relationship with the other external stakeholders is depicted in the diagram right.

UTILITIES REGULATOR

PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTIONS

REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS

LEAD GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

FUNDING AGENCIES

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES

Figure 3.33 | Relationships of Grenada’s Lead Government Ministries

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The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries