OECS Energy Issues and Options

This study evaluates the current energy situation in the member states of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and identifies selected investment options and policy issues for new energy projects. The emphasis of the study is on large energy systems and ways to link one of more of the OECS countries. Complementary smaller-scale systems, in the form of wind, are also considered. This study is not an exhaustive survey either of each OECS member country or of all possible energy technologies for the OECS countries. Rather, it is intended to address the key energy-economy interaction in the electricity sector and to assess potential new supply investments. A key issue is how to bring some of the benefits of larger scale, more efficient power generation technology to these small island systems. The report begins with a summary of recommendations and findings for OECS policies and actions. Part 1 contains an assessment of the energy sector with two main components, a review of recent studies on energy in the OECS, and a summary of current use of fuel and energy, primarily electricity in the OECS member states. Part 2 starts with a review of international experiences in island energy systems, including integration efforts. Based on the review of previous work, ongoing efforts in the region and the energy needs of the OECS members, several options are discussed in Chapter 5 for both large and small-scale investments. These include (1) inter-island gas pipeline; (2) Liquefied natural gas/compressed natural gas supply; (3) geothermal development with cable links to other islands; and (4) wind farms, linked to multi-island power systems. Chapter 6 highlights the costs associated with various options, and Chapter 7 shows the economic and financial aspects of the various options, as well as their compatibility with policy objectives extracted from OECS member country energy strategy documents.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Hertzmark, Donald
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-02
Subjects:	APPROACH, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, BARREL OF OIL, BURNING GAS, BUTANE, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, CONSERVATION, CONVERSION EFFICIENCY, COST ANALYSIS, COST OF ELECTRICITY, CRUDE OIL, CUBIC FEET OF GAS, DEMAND FOR POWER, DEMAND GROWTH, DIESEL, DIESEL ENGINES, DIESEL GENERATORS, DISTILLATE FUEL, DOMESTIC USE, DRILLING, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ECONOMISTS, ELECTRIC COMPANY, ELECTRIC SUPPLY, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY COMPANY, ELECTRICITY COSTS, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY, ELECTRICITY PRICES, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRIFICATION, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY COSTS, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY EXPLOITATION, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY PLANNERS, ENERGY POLICY, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY STRATEGY, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENERGY SYSTEMS, ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY TRANSMISSION, ENERGY USE, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, FOSSIL, FUEL, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL DEMAND, FUEL PRICES, FUEL TYPE, FUEL USE, GAS, GAS DEMAND, GAS TRANSMISSION, GAS TURBINE, GASIFICATION, GASIFICATION PLANT, GASOLINE, GENERATING CAPACITY, GENERATION, GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY, GENERATION SYSTEMS, GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, GEOTHERMAL PLANT, GEOTHERMAL POWER, GEOTHERMAL PROJECT, GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS, GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE, GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GRID INTEGRATION, HEAT, HEAT RATE, HIGH OIL PRICES, IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INCOME, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, KILOWATT HOUR, LIQUID FUELS, LNG, MEMBER STATES, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE, NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS, OFFSHORE WIND, OIL, OIL EQUIVALENT, OIL IMPORTS, OIL PRICE, OIL PRICES, OIL PRODUCTS, OIL USE, PEAK DEMAND, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, PETROLEUM PRODUCT, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PILOT PROJECTS, PIPELINE, PIPELINE SYSTEM, PLANT OUTPUT, POLICY MAKERS, POWER, POWER GENERATION, POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GRID, POWER PLANT, POWER PLANTS, POWER PRODUCER, POWER SECTOR, POWER SYSTEMS, PRICE OF OIL, PRIMARY ENERGY, PURCHASING POWER, RECLAMATION, REFINED OIL, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, SPARK IGNITION, SUPPLY COSTS, SURCHARGES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TAXATION, THERMAL EFFICIENCY, THERMAL UNIT, TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION, TOTAL ENERGY DEMAND, TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, TRANSMISSION GRID, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TURBINE, TURBINES, VARIABLE COSTS, VERTICAL AXIS, VOLTAGE, WASTE, WIND, WIND ENERGY, WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS, WIND FARM, WIND FARMS, WIND POWER, WIND PROJECTS, WIND RESOURCES, WIND SYSTEMS, WIND TURBINE, WINDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6743733/oecs-energy-issues-options https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17975
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