IEEJ:August 2015

JICA Training – Energy Policy
June 2121, 2015 to July 1212, 2015
Presentation by: Derek Davis – Public Utilities Commission

BELIZE – GEOGRAPHY AND FACTSO Formerly British Honduras a Colony ofUK
8 866 Sil (22,963(22 963 S
O Area – 8,866
Sq. MilesSq. KM))
O Length 280 KM – Width 109 KM
O Temperature - 10 to 35.6 deg. C
O Rainfall – 50 to 175 inches per YearO Dry season – February to May
3 669 Feet
O Country Peak – 3,669
O Terrain – Mangrove and Tropical Forest

BELIZE – GENERAL FACTSO Population – 340,000 (2014)

O People – Creoles, Latinos, Garifuna andMayas
O Independence – September 1981
O Government – Parliamentary Democracy
O Government – Based on WestminsterSystem
O Education – Literacy over 90%
O Universities – University of Belize and Galen
O Foreign Campuses – Two Medical Schools

BELIZE ECONOMYO GDP/Capita – USD 4,100 (2014)
O Major Industries
OOOOOO

Tourism
Export of Sugar
Export of Citrus
Export of BananaspExportof Marine Products
Crude Oil (As of 2006 – 2 Wells)

O Significant Economic Issues

O Super Bond (1/2 of Debt) – Restructured
O Petro-Carib debt (1%,(1% 25 years) madeavailable
O Trade Deficit of concern
O Oil Wells expected to dry up by 2020
O Huge Disparity between Rich and PoorBELIZE POWER SECTORO Power Sector regulated by PUC
O GOB majority owner of monopoly

T&D Utility
O Peak Demand – 88 MW (2014)
O 82,000+ customers
O Power SourcesyO Hydro– 50 MWO Sugar Co-gen – Bagasse (13.5MW)O HFO (22.5 MW)
22 8 & Other 2.828
O Diesel (GT – 22.8MW)
O Mexico (Up to 50 MW – 50%Energy)
O 300+300 miles
il off TX LiLines (115 & 69 kV)
O Mean Elec Rate – USD 0.1925/kWhO

USD 0.0650/kWh T&D / USD 0.0225/kWh Taxes/
USD 0.1050/kWh Power and Energy Production &Purchase

ENERGY POLICYO Main Objectives for Energy Sector
O Sustainability
O Resilience
O Efficiency

O Power Sector Specific Policies
O Encourage Utility Scale RE

EXCLUDES‐Bio‐Mass Industrial Energy Usage‐Energy for Steam Production

generation
O Promote Dev of Co-Generation
O Allow Power Wheeling
O Interconnect Grid to Neighbors
O Encourage Distributed REGenerationO Promote EE (Grant Funding forstudies)
O Allow continued RuralCOMMITTED PLANS – POWER SECTORO Results of Request for Proposals

2013

5 MW HFO BkUit
O Add 7
7.5
BackupUnit(2015)
O Add 12.8 MW Hydro Project(2019)
O Add 9 MW Hydro Project (2019)
O Add 18 MW Co-gen (Ethanol)(2018)O Add 16 MW Co-gen (Sugar)(2016)O Add 15 MW Solar PV ((byy 2017))

O Estimated 80% supply based on

RE by 2019

O Revise Legislation to Allow

O Distributed Generation with FiTO Interconnection and Wheeling

O Conduct Tariff Study – Address RE& EE
O Conduct Interconnection Analysis
to investigate connection toSIEPAC
O Review Transmission System
Upgrade Studies

POWER SECTOR EXPANSION PLANS
O Interconnect Caye Caulker to San Pedro at

34.5 kVO Use of Submarine CableO Savings to reduce Diesel generation
O Improved reliability
O Enhance Tourist Industry – LargerDevelopments
O Caye Caulker Peak Demand – 1.8 MW (2014)
Sd alreadyld connected
d withi h 14 MVA
O SanPedroCable
O San Pedro Load 8.5 MW
O Plan for 2 nd San Pedro Submarine Cable by2020

POWER SECTOR RURAL EXPANSIONO Rural Electrification for Southern Belize
O Distribution Lines presently along mainhi hhighways
O Expansion being done inland
O 90% of Belize Citizens have access toElectricity
O After Rural Program (2017) Estimated as95%
O Important for
O Education

O Commercialization
O Agriculture

O Improve Sanitation
O Improve healthENERGY POLICY – TRANSPORTATION SECTORO Transport Sector Uses more

Energy than Power Sector
iffi l to controll as li
k d toO Difficult
linkedpersonal tastes and affordability
O Road and Highway conditions
needs(Majord to iimprove (Mj ProjectP jUnderway)
O Most improvement can be madeith public
bli ttransportationt tiwithO Needs experienced professionals
in regulatory sector to implement
meaningfuli f l policies
li iO Major Policies

O Develop Efficiency Standards forvehicles
O Develop legislature for vehicle
importation to conform to efficiencyand emission standards (TALL ORDER)
O Develop traffic management andvehicle licensing legislature to improvesafety and encourage efficiency (TALLORDER)
O Improve Regulation of Public
Transportation for improvements insafety, efficiency and CO2 emissions(DO-ABLE)
O Encourage the production and use ofBio-Fuels

OIL EXPLORATION IN BELIZE
O Government inexperienced in this area
O Oil find in 2006 being extracted
O Estimated to last until 2020

O Maximum 4,250 barrels/Day in 2011
O 2,800 barrels/Day in 2014 anddecreasing
O New Exploration Licenses have been
grantedexplorationga ted foro inlanda dep o at o
O Considerable resistance to OFF-Shore
Drilling by Nature Lobbyists

PROBLEMS FORMULATING AND
IMPLEMENTING ENERGY POLICYPower Sector

O Effective Policy Unit established

O The Power sector is well developed

O Monopoly T&D GOB owned company
O Generation IPPs

O GOB supported CFE Mexico/BELBelize Power Purchase Agreements
O Regulation of the Sector by the PUC

O Mainlyused toy Legislationg

implement Policy

Transport and OIL Sector
O Policy Unit not clearly established
O Transport Policy Formulation Low prioritization by GOB
O Lack of Financing to develop
policy and regulate Sector
O Lack of detailed information
O S
Shortageprofessionalo tage ofo qualified
qua ed po ess o aexpertise for Policy Unit andRegulation

WHERE ARE WE – WHERE ARE WE GOING
Power SectorO Well established
O Realistic Plans for development
formulated
O Results Expected by 2020

Near to 80% Renewable Generation
EE initiatives implemented
Distributed Generation introduced
Countrywide Grid Interconnection
Reduction of Power Losses
Interconnection to neighboring
Countries
O Improved Reliability (<6 hoursSAIDI)O TOE/Capita reducing
ed cing
O Minimum Energy PerformanceStandards (MEPS) established forPower equipment
OOOOOOTransport and OIL Sector
O No real Energy Planning Strategy atpresentp
O GOB needs to focus and identify
realistic objectives for this Sector
O National Energy Plan (NEP) adopted
by GOB includes somerecommendations but not all are
realistic in the short term
O Some improvement expected by 2020

O Better Roads and Highways
O Improved Regulation of Public Transport
O Definition of Minimum acceptable

Efficiency and Emission standards
O Effective OIL Exploration Sector
Regulation including fair distribution ofprofits to GOB

*Major Objectives

Other Objectives* Restructuring of the power sector where necessary;* Optimize land utilization and natural resources for* Conduct energy audits for GOB buildings inenergy supply;* Maximize local content in indigenous energy projects;* Update/Conduct inventory studies for energy
production potential in Belize;* Establish comprehensive regulatory framework for oiland gas exploration and extraction in Belize.

* Promote the development of a bio-fuel industry inBelize;* Conduct studies and mitigate where possible theeffects of global warming and climate change inBelize;
lBelize and enact regulation to enforce
energy audits to be conducted for all publicbuildings in Belize.

* Establish FIT where feasible for the varioustypes of distributed energy generation inBelize.

* Minimize/Mitigate impacts of energy
projects
j t on llocall communities;
iti* Identify sources of financing for renewableenergy projects and negotiate terms wherepossible.

Contact : report@tky.ieej.or.jp