This Barbados National Energy Policy (BNEP) 2017-2037 Document is designed to ensure “Energy security and affordability through diversity and collaboration: Establishing and maintaining a sustainable energy sector for Barbados.”
The key approach used in developing the BNEP was a Multi-Criteria Approach (MCA), where the impacts of the policies chosen were taken from as wide-ranging a perspective as possible. This meant that the cross-cutting nature of the sector was highlighted and issues related to finance, economics, the natural environment, technology and social development were considered in a consolidated manner.
The BNEP spans all aspects of the energy sector and aims to provide a framework for moving the island from a fossil fuel based economy to one based principally on renewable energy sources. The rate at which this can be achieved is still uncertain, but there is no doubt that increased sustainability due to greater dependence on renewable energy will boost Barbados’ economic and environmental future. The policy provides direction for managing the transition and ensuring viability from all points of view along the way.
- Oil and Gas Supply
- Renewable Energy Supply
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation
- Electricity
- Transportation
- Environment
- Human Resources
- Health and Safety
- Trade
- Governance and Regulation
- Other Cross-Cutting Sectors