The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries

HAITI

RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDER ASSESSMENT

3.9 | HAITI

11.3 million people as of 2019 (UN, 2019). The two electricity utilities are Government owned and have an installed capacity of 314.6 MW with 63.35 MW of RE. 62MW is from hydropower and1.35MW is from solar PV, all installed by the utilities. Three major IPPs supply traditional fossil-based energy. The Electricité d’Haiti (EDH) and Centrale Tripartite PBM (Petion, Bolivar, et Marti) do not provide any RE systems to customers.

Haiti is an independent territory on the Island of Santo Domingo where it shares a border with Dominican Republic. It spans an area of 27,750 square Kilometres and had a population of around

3.9.1 | LEAD GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

The Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications has the responsibility for the energy portfolio which is led by the energy cell in that ministry. It consults mainly with the Bureau des Mines et de lénergie d’Haiti in order to execute its functions. There already exists a national energy policy but it does not contain provisions for RE or the related roadmap to guide their RE activities. Government has also granted permission to allow interconnection to the national grid but specific regulations and feed-in tariffs for non-utility RE generators are still outstanding. 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 3.44 – Relationships of Haiti’s Lead Government Ministries

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The Renewable Energy Industry in CARIFORUM Countries