Drivers and inhibitors of renewable energy: A qualitative and quantitative study of the Caribbean

David Ince, Harrie Vredenburg and Xiaoyu Liu

Energy Policy, 2016, vol. 98, issue C, 700-712

Abstract: We explore the factors that affect the development of renewable energy in the Caribbean. The Caribbean region can serve as a laboratory in studying the institutional issues relating to energy development due to the differences in political jurisdictions over a short distance. Based on 12 case studies and 75 in-depth interviews with a variety of stakeholders, we identified five factors that appear to be critical for the development of renewable energy in the Caribbean: entrepreneurship attitudes, the role of local champions, the electric utility influence, informal institutions and the influence of international agencies.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Informal institutions; Incumbent utilities; Caribbean (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.04.019

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