DEVELOPING RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES-PROPOSED WIND & SOLAR PROJECTS IN ANTIGUA

AND BARBUDA

CHURCHILL NORBERT – CEM,CEOE,REP

Project Coordinator – Department of Environment

INTRODUCTION

SIRF FUND

INDCS – ANTIGUA AND BARDUDA

SPPARE – PROJECT

ESD – PROJECT

CONCLUSION

PRESENTATION SCOPE

INTRODUCTION

Antigua and Barbuda is actively working to reach its INDC targets through a number of national initiatives and international partnerships. Antigua and Barbuda government is supporting the increased deployment of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and resilient buildings through new projects, including the recent installation of a 3-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at the airport; the establishment of the Sustainable Island Resource Framework Fund (SIRF FUND) for investments in ecosystems protection and clean energy; and several feasibility studies and other preparatory analyses.

Sustainable Island

Resource Framework Fund

(SIRF Fund)

SIRF Fund business structure

Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) in the climate

change negotiations

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

What’s in Antigua & Barbuda’s INDC?

Adaptation = dealing with the impacts of

climate change (flooding, drought,

hurricanes, etc)

Mitigation = Reducing greenhouse gas

(GHG) emissions (renewable energy, etc)

Conditional Mitigation Targets

1. By 2020, efficiency standards on importation of all

vehicles & appliances.

2. By 2020, finalize technical studies with the intention to

construct & operationalize a waste-to-energy plant by

2025.

3. By 2030, 50 MW of renewable energy both on and off-

grid.

4. By 2030, all remaining wetlands and watershed areas

with carbon sequestration potential are protected as

carbon sinks.

“Price tag” is $220 M USD

Conditional Adaptation Targets

1. By 2025, inc. desalination by 50% above 2015 levels.

2. By 2030, all buildings improved & prepared for extreme

climate events – including drought, flooding and hurricanes.

3. By 2030, 100% of electricity for the water sector and other

essential services (health, food and emergency) met through

off-grid renewable sources.

4. By 2030, all waterways protected (flooding and health).

5. By 2030, affordable insurance scheme available for farmers,

fishers, and residential and business owners to cope with

losses resulting from climate variability.

“Price tag” is $20M USD per year for the next ten years

Key Points:

• A&B’s current emissions are 600 thousand

tCO2-eq/yr (2014)

• If we achieve ALL targets, our emissions will be

711 thousand tCO2-eq/yr in 2030

• Climate action targets = 38% below BAU

(2030)

• Adaptation target (desalination) increases GHG

emissions–must bundle adaptation & mitigation

A&B’s GHG reduction impact

Source: NREL technical support via Clean Energy Solutions Center

38% reduction

Waste = biggest impact

Adaptation increases emissions

Global INDC Synthesis Report

Global emissions (BAU)

– ~70 gigatonnes CO2-equivalent per year

(GtCO2-eq/yr)**

With INDCs – ~55 GtCO2-eq/yr by 2030

What’s needed?

• Least-cost 2oC warming: 40 GtCO2-eq

• “1.5 to Stay Alive”: TBD 2018 IPCC Special

Report

**A&B’s 600 thousand tCO2

= 0.0006 gigatonnes CO2

= 0.008% global GHGs

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Required reductions for 2°C

AB Mitigation Considered Actions Sector Priority Mitigation Action

Energy Deploy 50 MW of electricity from renewable sources by 2022.

Construct and operationalize a waste to energy plant by 2020.

Implement activities that foster energy conservation, energy

efficiency, diversification of energy sources including from

renewable energy options, sustainable energy consumption

and generation, consistent with the Sustainable Energy Action

Plan.

Energy Efficiency A legal mandate, to be in effect by 2020, that all existing and

new buildings, businesses and homes will reduce their use of

electricity from fossil fuels by over 80% by 2025.

Sinks Protect all remaining wetlands and watersheds as carbon sinks

and for water retention and storage sites

SPPARE Sustainable Pathways -- Protected Areas and Renewable

Energy (SPPARE) Project

STATUS: APPROVED

Project Components

Development of Sustainable Island Resource Framework Fund (SIRF Fund)

Pilot expansion of Sustainable Island Resource Protected Areas: Mount Obama National Park/Boggy Peak

Pilot Sustainable Island Resource Financial Plan – Renewable Energy in support of Protected Areas System {`7MW OF RE]

Enhancement of Forest Systems

SELECTED SITES – 7MW WIND AND SOLAR

MOUNT ST JOHN’S HOSPITAL 10 CLINICS FIVE ISLAND UNIVERSITY 4 DESALINATION PLANTS NATIONAL PARKS MINISTRY OF HEALTH NODS Facility McKinnon’s Plant

ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CARIBBEAN

BUILDINGS

Antigua and Barbuda Project Sites

PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

BOLANDS CLINIC

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT

The Energy for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean project (the Project) was proposed by five member countries of the Caribbean Community (CariCom) comprising Antigua & Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines. GEF and UNEP support the Project, which aims to both reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and make the energy sector in the participating countries more efficient and increase their use of renewable energy.

The overall objective of the Project is to bring about a 20 % reduction in GHG emissions from the building sector in the five participating countries though an integrated approach

(i) Establishment of an assessment and monitoring system for energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings; (ii) Strengthening of national capacity for energy efficiency and renewable energy to support long-term development of the five SIDS; (iii) Development and use of appropriate financial and market-based mechanisms that support sustainable energy use in buildings; (iv) Development and implementation of a demonstration program for sustainable energy use in buildings; (v) Development and adoption of a regulatory framework energy efficient buildings (building codes) and minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for appliances and equipment; and (vi) Increasing regional awareness and improving knowledge management, and sharing with regard to the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the development of a replication strategy.

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