Although missing a specific Energy Strategy, the Second National Environmental Action Plan 2004-2014 (PANA II) highlights Cape Verde's need to pursue renewable energy options. Cape Verde enjoys the natural endowments necessary to make solar or wind power possible alternatives on a larger scale, but currently lacks the capacity to institute a move away from non-renewable energy sources
Energy use on most islands varies according to the socio-economic position of households, with poorer households relying on petroleum for lighting and others relying on electricity. The majority of the poor population uses firewood for cooking, which puts pressure on the limited supply of vegetation. Non-poor households use butane gas for cooking purposes and as a source of energy. Currently, there is very limited access to non-renewable resources for all households and sectors. Sun, sea and wind resources are identified in PANA II, but currently there is no capacity to adequately utilize these natural resources. The energy sector focuses investment in rural energy supply, and renewable sources such as wind and solar energy are being promoted in these programmes. Due to a lack of knowledge in the area, the industrial sector emphasizes the need for implementing environmental impact studies of already-established national industries to identify and catalogue the current energy situation.
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...
