Smart energy drive in Barbados
Source: Jonathan Spencer Jones · SMART ENERGY INTERNATIONAL · | May 17, 2021
The Barbadian government has launched Smart Energy Barbados to support its goal to be 100% renewable powered by 2030.
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The very much consumer focused initiative is intended to make available a wide range of information in the form of articles and podcasts for homes and businesses to become more energy savvy, along with details of the country’s energy policy and other energy related information.
As part of the initiative, consumers are being encouraged to become ‘Energy Champions’ who practice energy efficiency in their daily lives and inspire others to do the same.
For those who want to become professionally involved in the sector, an online catalogue has been compiled highlighting tertiary level courses at the University of West Indies and elsewhere.
“The main objective is to motivate Barbadians to help realize the national goal of being 100% renewable by 2030,” explained Keisha Reid, Programme Manager for the Project Execution Unit in the Ministry of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, at the launch of the initiative.
“Barbados needs energy champions to achieve the 2030 goal.”
National energy plan
Barbados launched its national energy plan in 2019 with key goals for 2030 to provide reliable and safe energy services across the island and become 100% renewable powered with maximised distributed energy resource participation from homes and businesses.
Another is to create a regional centre of excellence in renewable energy research and development.