The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is about to embark on a landmark project which is critical to limiting global warming to the 1.5°C target aspired to in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
The EU-funded RESEMBID project - “Transitioning Towards Green Energy in the Turks and Caicos Islands” - will officially launch on November 29, 2022. Implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation, Broadcasting, Energy and Utilities and Telecommunications Commission (MOHAT), it aims to strengthen the capacity of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) for a sustainable green energy transition and to create long-term and meaningful change within the energy sector and across public systems in TCI.
The Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity Programme (RESEMBID) is funded by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France - the development cooperation agency of the Government of France and supports sustainable human development efforts in 12 Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) - Aruba, Anguilla, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Montserrat, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Barthélemy, Sint Maarten and Turks and Caicos.
His Excellency, Governor Nigel Dakin, Minister of Home Affairs, Public Utilities & Transportation Hon Otis Morris and his team, TCI government officials and other stakeholders of the project will attend the ceremony of this critical project intended to significantly impact the TCI. RESEMBID officials will virtually attend the ceremony to symbolically deliver the grant fund cheque.
Ahead of the launch, Hon. Morris said he is optimistic that the project will “strengthen TCI’s capacity to transition to clean energy in support of the TCI Vision 2040. It will build on existing national strategies, take proactive steps to diversify the local economy, and support future development and climate resiliency.”
In congratulating the TCI for its initiative and progressive thinking, Programme Director, Fabian McKinnon said: “The RESEMBID programme seeks to support the Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in their thrust to deliver resilient energy services to their respective local populations – which translate into increased capacity and competency of the people to utilize and maintain innovative technologies, whilst contributing to low carbon development locally and regionally. This project completely fits the bill and we are excited to see the evolution.”
For more information about RESEMBID, please visit https://resembid.org/