JAMAICA ‐ A CASE STUDY OF ENERGY PLANNING

Trevor A. Byer

Natural Resources Forum, 1979, vol. 3, issue 2, 117-132

Abstract: The analysis shows the impact of the ‘New International Energy Order’ on Jamaica, a developing country almost totally dependent on imported oil for satisfying national energy demand. The energy supply/demand situation between 1961 and 1976 and the structure of energy consumption by major sectors of the economy are discussed. The high income elasticity of commercial energy demand and the increase in the energy intensity of the economy is directly related to expansion of the alumina industry. The structural problems of decoupling GDP and energy growth are indicated. In particular, the impact of the ‘New Energy Order’ on the development prospects of major bauxite/alumina producing countries which are deficient in indigenous primary energy resources is assessed. Finally, the indigenous resource base is outlined and the major elements of the five‐year (1978–1982) national energy plan summarized.

Date: 1979
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