Regional Regulatory ASERT-2030 Dialogue

Tuesday

Feb 28 - Mar 01 2023

Time

9:00 a.m.

Time zone

AST

Location

Hilton Barbados Resort
Bridgetown, Barbados

Events

Energy generation, distribution and efficiency

Feb 17, 2023

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is bringing together energy sector stakeholders from across the Region for this dialogue. The aim is to develop a comprehensive assistance programme for CDB and other partners to support acceleration of the energy transition in Borrowing Member Countries (BMC).

solar panels and wording reading CDB ASERT 20230

Featured Speakers

Dr. Gene Leon, President, Caribbean Development Bank
Ms Dorothee Roy, First Secretary (Development), Global Affairs Canada
Mr Ian Mills, Deputy Development Director for the Caribbean, United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office
Mr. David Mogollon, Head of Cooperation, European Union Delegation
Ian Winborn, Director, Sustainable Environmental & Economic Development Office, USAID Eastern and Southern Caribbean
Ms Viviana Alva Hart, Country Representative, IDB

Agenda

February 28, 2023

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Registration and refreshments

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Opening Session

Welcome & Opening Remarks	Mr. O’Reilly Lewis Division Chief, Economic Infrastructure Division, Caribbean Development Bank
Remarks	Organization of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR)
Remarks	CARICOM Secretariat
Remarks	Ms Dorothée Roy First Secretary (Development) Global Affairs Canada
Remarks	Mr. David Mogollon Head of Cooperation European Union
Remarks	Mr Ian Mills Deputy Development Director for the Caribbean Foreign Commonwealth Development Office – United Kingdom
Remarks	Mr Mansfield Blackwood Partner Country Systems (G2G) Advisor, USAID Eastern and Southern Caribbean United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Remarks	Ms Viviana Alva Hart Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Keynote Address	Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon President, Caribbean Development Bank

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Section I: Vision

9:45 - 10:00	Enabling Framework and Energy Transition	Mr. Joseph Williams Coordinator, Sustainable Energy Unit, CDB
10:00 - 10:15	OOCUR – Mandate, Vision and Strategies	Ms. Dela Britton Chair, OOCUR
10:15 - 10:30	Importance of Robust Regulatory Frameworks and the Role of Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)	Dr. Gary Jackson Executive Director, CCREEE
10:30 - 10:45	Networking break

10:45 AM - 12:40 PM

Section II: Lessons and Experience

10:45 - 11:05	Current State of Regulatory Frameworks across BMCs	Ms. Elizabeth Butler Consultant
11:05- 11:125	Tracking Renewable Energy Readiness – Renewable Islands Index	Mr. David Ehrhardt Castalia Advisors
11:25 - 11:40	Summary and Q&A	Moderated by: Ms. Elizabeth Butler
Presentations: Regulatory Function in the Caribbean Context – Lessons and Experience
11:40 - 12:40	Rationale, Benefits and Cost for Regulatory Function – the Caribbean Context	Mr. Cedric Wilson Office of Utilities Regulation, Jamaica
	Independent Regulation in Small Markets	Ms. Sandra Sealy Consultant
	Case Studies – Role of the Regulator in RE Transition: Jamaica, Barbados, Belize, Dominica	Representatives of the respective Regulators

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

Lunch

1:40 PM - 2:10 PM

Section II: Lessons and Experience Cont'd

1:40 - 2:10

The Utility’s Perspective

Dr. Cletus Bertin

Executive Director, CARILEC

Q&A moderated by: Ms. Charmaine Gill-Evans

Sustainable Energy Unit, CDB

2:10 - 2:45

Plenary Discussion - (i) Experience and Challenges; (ii) Progress on RE Transition; and (iii) Progress on Regulatory Reforms

Ms. Elizabeth Butler, Mr. David Ehrhardt, Mr. Cedric Wilson, Dr. Cletus Bertin, Ms. Sandra Sealy

Q&A moderated by: Dr. Gary Jackson

Executive Director, CCREEE

2:45 - 3:15

Case Study - Challenges and Opportunities: Implementing the Integrated Utilities (IUS) Model in the Caribbean

Dr. Devon Gardner

Head of Technical Programmes, CCREEE

Q&A moderated by: Mr. Leighton Waterman, SEU, CDB

3:15 PM - 4:40 PM

SECTION III: SUPPORT – Past, Present and Future

Past Regional Initiatives - Lessons
3:15 - 3:40	Eastern Caribbean Electricity Regulatory Authority/Agency	Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission (OECS)
3:40 - 4:00	Caribbean Clean Energy Programme	USAID
4:00 - 4:20	CARICOM Regulatory Help Desk	CCREEE
4:20 - 4:40	Discussions, Q&A and Lessons Learned	Moderated by OOCUR

4:40 PM - 4:55 PM

Networking break

4:55 PM - 5:50 PM

SECTION III: SUPPORT – Past, Present and Future cont'd

4:55 - 5:15

USAID - Energy Sector Reform Programme

USAID/RTI

5:15 - 5:35

Energy Programme - USA Dept. of State

Bureau of Energy Resources

5:35 - 5:50

Discussions, Q&A and Lessons

Moderated by: Mr. Christopher Straughn

SEU, CDB

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Networking Reception

March 1, 2023

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Current and Future Regional Initiatives - Strategic Partners (cont'd)

9:00 - 9:30

Instrument for Supporting RE investments

Mr. Ramiro Gomes Barinaga Director, Finance Strategy Design, Greenmap

Moderated by:

Mrs S. Nicole Jordan

Deputy General Counsel

9:30 - 11:00

Panel: Partners’ Roles in Supporting Regulatory Framework Strengthening:

General Discussions and Q&A

11:00 AM- 11:15 AM

Networking break

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Section IV: Self-Assessment/Needs Assessment

Presentation: Identification of Minimum Standard for a Regulatory Framework for all BMCs

CDB and Castalia Advisors

Q&A moderated by Mr. Joseph Williams, SEU, CDB

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Break-Out Sessions – Discussion and Identification of Key Gaps in Each BMC

Moderated by: Ms. Elizabeth Butler, Ms. Sandra Sealy and Mr. Leighton Waterman

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Presentations of Reports from Break-out Sessions

3:30 - 5:00 PM

Section V: Developing CDB Support Plan for BMCs' Regulatory Frameworks

3:30 -4:00	Plenary Discussion – Identification of Areas of Assistance; Mapping of Possible Interventions and Partners	Moderated by: CCREEE and CDB
4:00 - 5:00	Discussion and Next Steps	Moderated by: CDB, OOCUR, CARICOM