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dc.titleThe Energy Sector in Belize
dc.contributor.authorGischler, Christiaan
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez, Enrique
dc.contributor.authorRojas Sánchez, Laura
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez Torres, Camila
dc.contributor.authorServetti, Gianmarco
dc.contributor.authorOlson, Lars
dc.contributor.orgunitEnergy Division
dc.coverageBelize
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2014-12-18T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2014-11-24T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractBelize faces declining petroleum production as well as electricity costs that are among the highest in Central America. Although it is dependent on Mexico for over 30 percent of electricity supply, Belize has significant renewable energy resources of its own that can help reduce this need (and the high costs to fill it) and increase energy security. The country also has the opportunity to consume energy more efficiently by using innovative technologies. To realize these opportunities, Belize, with the support of a Sustainable Energy Action Plan developed with technical assistance from the Inter-American Development Bank, has developed an energy policy and a strategic plan for the ministry responsible for energy. Collectively, the policy and strategic plan aim to address the barriers that prevent public and private sector entities from using energy more efficiently, as well as those that restrict the development of renewable energy.
dc.format.extent33
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009233
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Energy-Sector-in-Belize.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectNatural Resources Management
dc.subjectRenewable Energy
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectElectricity
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeQ21 - Demand and Supply • Prices
dc.subject.jelcodeQ31 - Demand and Supply • Prices
dc.subject.jelcodeQ41 - Demand and Supply • Prices
dc.subject.jelcodeQ42 - Alternative Energy Sources
dc.subject.jelcodeQ48 - Government Policy
dc.subject.keywordsAlternative energy source, crude oil, electric energy, electric utilities, electricity, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, energy sources, energy supply, environment, exhaustible resources, fuel, gas, hydrocarbons, hydropower, natural source
idb.identifier.pubnumberTechnical Notes
idb.operationRG-T1886
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