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• Act as arbitrator in all cases of dispute between electric utilities and consumers, or between any other parties engaged in the electricity sector. Although these policy provisions seek to provide a clearer structure for energy governance and clearer roles and responsibilities, there are a few shortcomings. There is a potential for overlap in jurisdiction between the ministries in charge of planning and public utilities which could hinder effective institutional management. A clear hierarchy or chain of responsibility must be elucidated to prevent institutional inefficiencies. Further, all of these institutions could create unnecessary layers of bureaucracy, especially for consumers. Both the ministry in charge of public utilities and the proposed regulatory commission would have responsibility for addressing consumer concerns. For a more streamlined, transparent process, only one entity should be charged with that purpose. Recent developments in energy-sector reform have tasked independent regulatory bodies with responsibility for addressing consumer concerns. Also, although an energy policy advisory committee is good way to engage all relevant stakeholders in a meaningful way, such committees, without the clear and proper structure and mandate established by law or cabinet order, often suffer the fate of being reduced to ad hoc gatherings and “talk shops.” 3.6.15.2 Energy Subsectors This section addresses three main subsectors, petroleum, gas, and electricity. In terms of the petroleum subsector, the policy provisions cover the security of energy supply, pricing and taxation, safety and standards, and national oil refinery. Under pricing and taxation the Ministry of Finance is responsible for establishing and maintaining a mechanism to monitor the pricing scheme to ensure, for example, that prices are not “being marked up with excessive transportation, loss and insurance costs.” It is recommended that the Ministry of Finance either conduct this activity in consultation or collaboration with the proposed independent regulatory commission—given its proposed mandate to approve tariff structure and rates for all consumers and undertake economic regulation of the sector—or, as is done in other jurisdictions, empower the independent regulatory commission to set prices in consultation with the Ministry of Finance. In terms of standard setting, given the proposed role of the independent regulatory commission to set and monitor quality of service standards for all licensees, and the interest of other institutions such as the ministry with responsibility for energy and public utilities, all standards instituted including with the Bureau of Standards should be in consultation with these entities. 3.6.15.3 Electricity Subsectors This section addresses power expansion planning, private-sector engagement, regulatory arrangements, co-generation, indigenous renewable energy sources, quality-of-service standards, and economic regulation and tariff design. Regarding co-generation, the policy provisions indicate that the ESA will be revised to allow commercial entities such as hotels and hospitals to co-generate electricity (with a maximum plant capacity of 500 kW), ad equipment should be located on the site of consumption. These co-generators will be connected to the grid and feed-in tariff measures will be developed. These provisions are good improvements in keeping with development in energy-sector reform. Further, in terms of renewable resources, there now is a policy provision for self-supply with a maximum peak capacity of 10 kW. Intended self-suppliers, however, would need approval from LUCELEC even though a license is not required. It is recommended that, to ensure greater transparency, the proposed independent regulatory commission be empowered to grant such approvals or deny requests after consultations with LUCELEC. To ensure the quality-of-service standards, monitoring and evaluation of power facilities must form part of the policy. 85PDF Image | Energy Policy and Analysis Caribbean
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