The Caribbean Energy Chamber (CEC) was launched moments ago during a simple ceremony at the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo at the Marriott Hotel.
Guyana Standard understands that CEC is being established for greater global recognition of the energy challenges faced by the Caribbean and to prioritize affordable net zero energy security for the region.
Additionally, the new pan-Caribbean chamber was presented as a non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization governed by a 23 member founding Board for the first three years.
According to Melanie Chen, the founding Chair, “CEC will serve as a hub for uniting all energy stakeholders in the Caribbean, including those from both public and private sectors (demand and supply sides).
“We will be hosting workshops, round tables, and breakout sessions at conferences aimed at enabling actions to help the implementation of energy transition and security in the Caribbean.”
Chen said CEC’s headquarters will be in Saint Lucia. As part of its initial efforts, she said it will focus on key areas including energy efficiency and public awareness, technical capacity rollout which includes an engineering pilot programme with Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago, grid modernization and promoting distributed generation.