Page 3 - CARILEC Electricity Tariff - March 2017
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Caribbean Electricity Tariff Results for March 2017, published by the CARILEC Secretariat, sets out the disaggregated typical
electricity bills in United States Dollars for the main classes of consumers, and other pertinent data for 14 CARILEC Full Member
electric utilities that have participated in the survey.
The typical electricity bills are indicative of the electricity tariffs across the key classes of electricity consumers in the wider
Caribbean region. The service classifications (residential, commercial, industrial, and other) of Caribbean electricity consumers are
determined by each utility and are based on various criteria such as: the demand levels, distribution voltage levels, rate schedules,
accounting methods, end-use applications, and other social and economic characteristics. The tariff structure/components (the number
and nature of the charges applicable to customers) for each class of service differ somewhat across island states.
Amid some significant and wide-ranging challenges, Caribbean electric utilities have been exploring and implementing strategies to
enable the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide electricity to the Caribbean people in a safe, sustainable, reliable and cost
effective manner.
PARTICIPANTS
PRIMARY ENERGY
SOURCE
UTILITY SHORT NAME COUNTRY
Fossil Fuel Renewable Energy
Curacao, Netherlands
Aqualectra Aqualectra √ √
Antilles
Belize Electricity BEL Belize √ √
Limited
British Virgin Islands
Electricity Corporation BVIEC British Virgin Islands √
Caribbean Utilities CUC Grand Cayman √
Company Ltd.
Turks and Caicos
Fortis TCI Ltd Fortis TCI √
Islands
Grand Bahama Power GBPC The Bahamas √
Company
Grenada E lectricity GRENLEC Grenada √ √
Services Ltd
Guyana Power and GPL Guyana √
Light Inc.
Jamaica Public Service JPSCO Jamaica √ √
Company Ltd
Saint Lucia Electricity LUCELEC Saint Lucia √
Services Ltd.
NV Energiebedrijven NVEBS Suriname
Suriname √
Trinidad &Tobago T&TEC Trinidad & Tobago
Electricity Commission √
St. Vincent Electricity VINLEC St Vincent &
Services Ltd Grenadines √
Virgin Islands Water & VIWAPA US Virgin Islands
Power Authority √ √