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ABOUT THE AUTHOURS

Sparkle Prentice - Senior Teocah AA Dove -
Policy, Regulations and Communication and Visibility
Resilience Advisor Advisor
Sparkle Prentice serves Teocah AA Dove serves as the
as the Senior Policy, Communication and Visibility
Regulations and Resilience Advisor with the Deutsche
Advisor for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH under the 11th European
under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF)
Development Fund (EDF) Technical Assistance Programme Technical Assistance Programme for Sustainable Energy
for Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean (TAPSEC). In in the Caribbean (TAPSEC). In this role, she leads the
this role, she leads the implementation of all policy implementation of the TAPSEC Communications & Visibility
and regulations interventions under the Programme Strategy across the CARICOM region. Teocah’s work also
to advance renewable energy generation and energy includes advising and collaborating with TAPSEC strategic
efficiency deployment in the CARICOM region, through a and implementing partners to improve the effectiveness
coordinated regional approach. Ms. Prentice has strategic and efficiency of the region’s Renewable Energy and Energy
and technical oversight of regional initiatives such as the Efficiency communications programming. A British Chevening
CARICOM Energy Policy and Regulations Help Desk and the scholar, Teocah holds an MSc in Gender and International
Integrated Utility Service (IUS) Pilot Programme and advises Relations from the University of Bristol, a (BA Hons) Media
on the modernisation of policy and regulatory frameworks and Communications from the University of Greenwich and
at national and regional levels. An Australia Awards Scholar, an AAS in Journalism and Public Relations from the College of
Ms. Prentice holds a Master of Engineering in Sustainable Science Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago.
Energy from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Melbourne, Australia and a Bachelor of Science degree in
Chemistry and Management from the University of the West
Indies in Trinidad & Tobago. She is a past mentor of the
Clinton Climate Initiative’s Women In Renewable Energy
(WIRE) Mentor Network and currently serves on the CCI
WIRE Advisory Council.

ABOUT TAPSEC

The Technical Assistance Programme for Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean (TAPSEC) supports the region’s transition to
a low-carbon, sustainable and climate-future by increasing and improving access to modern, affordable and sustainable
energy services, to the benefit of all Caribbean citizens, especially those who are most disproportionately affected by a lack of
access to energy. Through multi-stakeholder partnerships, the TAPSEC team leads the implementation of Policy, Information
and Capacity Development and Finance interventions toward the realisation of the goals outlined in the CARICOM Energy
Policy (CEP), the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) and the various national energy policies
and strategies of CARICOM member states.

Contact: Mr. Simon Zellner, Programme Leader | [email protected]

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