Description
EASTERN CARIBBEAN ENERGY REGULATORY AUTHORITY (ECERA) PROJECT
Eighth Meeting of the Regional Energy Committee (REC)
Held in the Reduit Suite, Saint Lucian by Rex Resorts
May 14, 2014 at 9:00 am
SUMMARY OF KEY DECISIONS
Chair: Grenada
OPENING OF THE MEETING
1. Introductory Remarks. The Chair welcomed all participants and commenced the meeting with prayers delivered by Mr. Barrymore Felicien. He noted the presence of representatives from The World Bank, ECTEL and CARILEC.
MATTERS ARISING AND UPDATES FROM ACTIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF REC – FEBRUARY 10, 2014
2. The Project Manager provided an overview on the grant allocation of US $ 300,000 made available to the OECS Commission to support the
ECERA Project with the objective of enlarging participation in ECERA:
- Regulatory Training. The REC directed the ECERA PMU to seek synergies with CARILEC in hosting the regulatory training. The Project Manager updated the meeting that the training conducted by CARILEC was not as extensive as that negotiated by the ECERA PMU with the Public Utility Research Center (PURC) and did not target the key areas for gaining ‘buy in’ by other Member States.
- Saint Lucia’s National Utilities Regulatory Commission. The PMU received a copy the draft NURC Bill and attended the national consultations hosted by St. Lucia held in February 2014. The draft Bill was also made available to KEMA Inc., the consultant conducting the Consultancy to Establish the Legal Basis for ECERA.
Appointment of Focal Points. Saint Lucia confirmed the names of their focal points for the various consultancies.
- Recruitment of Individual Consultant in lieu of Procurement Specialist. Both St. Lucia and Grenada supported the recommendation of hiring an Energy / Regulatory Specialist and agreed that the PMU should move forward with obtaining the necessary approval and clearance from the World Bank. The PMU is to prepare the Terms of Reference for review by both participating countries prior to its submission to the World Bank. Participating countries were invited to propose names and CVs of suitable candidates as this will expedite the process.