The Maldives Government is planning a forthcoming National Energy Policy and Strategy.
In both inhabited islands and resorts, 80% of powerhouses are located within 100 meters of coastline. With the projected effects of climate change, this puts energy resources directly in the path of projected sea-level rise. Due to the small size of the islands and their maximum elevation of 1.5 meters above sea level, this infrastructure vulnerability is likely to worsen through time. Energy remains a subsidized sector of the economy, with price interventions on oil imports and energy subsidies to consumers. Although there are plans for a subsidy regime for renewable energy projects, this has not yet been implemented. Currently, the Maldives is entirely dependent on imports of fossil fuels to meet it energy needs. The future National Energy Policy and Strategy aims to address this dependency through renewable and other low-carbon technologies.
The report "SIDS-focused Green Economy: An Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities" was launched at COP7 of the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region, which took place in Maputo, Mozambique, from 10 to 14 December 2012.
The Contracting Parties of the Nairobi Convention -among which there are SIDS, i.e., Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles- , the Intergovernmental organisations and...
This regional project covers: Antigua & Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago. The project will build capacity to reduce GHG emissions in the commercial and residential buildings including appliances, demonstrate technologies to achieve reductions of 20% of GHG emissions and put in place policies or programs to roll out these technologies to the marketplace.
The project consists of six components:
1. Establish an Assessment and Monitoring System for Energy...
26 March 2013: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released the March 2013 edition of its Pacific Economic Monitor (PEM), which includes four energy themed articles. The articles focus on Pacific efforts to achieve energy security and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
The articles in the March PEM include: an overview from the New Zealand Aid Programme on Pacific energy security challenges; a profile of energy consumption and future energy demand in Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the...
