Extract from Barbados report
In 1993, Barbados introduced the Energy Development Plan 1993-2000 in which renewable energy has an important role. Through the Plan, Barbados is initiating a far reaching plan to expand and diversify the energy sector by increasing domestic oil and gas production, introducing energy conservation and alternative energy, and reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels.
The Plan calls for introducing unleaded gasoline, reducing dependence on hydrocarbons to produce electricity, training in the application of new technologies, and the use of regional organizations to assist in technical and financial development. The Plan promotes the continued use of environmentally sound alternative energy sources with associated investment incentives. Private investors are encouraged to build and operate wind farms.
The Plan also promotes the introduction of unleaded gasoline, the continued use of bagasse to supply electricity to sugar factories and to the national grid, and demand-side management programmes as an integral part of government policy. Both solar and wind energy resources are incorporated...
Plans are underway to increase the use of energy conservation technologies in the public sector. Legislation is being enacted to encourage the use of more energy-efficient equipment, offer incentives to companies, which produce non-conventional energy equipment, and implement national building efficiency standards.