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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 09, 2016 – Energy monitoring equipment was handed over to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Tuesday.
The equipment, worth more than US$20,000, was donated by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) through the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance (REETA) Programme.
The equipment forms part of the development cooperation between the Government of the Federal Republic of German and the Secretariat.
Ms. Carol Corbin, Programme Manager, Administrative Services, received the equipment on the behalf of the Secretariat from Mr. Glynn Morris, Energy Advisor in the GIZ/REETA Programme.
The handing over was held on the compound of the Secretariat.
The equipment will provide sub metering for monitoring the consumption of electricity by the major devices within the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building. The equipment will also enable the collection of detailed temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide data, which is necessary for the monitoring of indoor air quality and comfort.
Energy monitoring is a key activity within the CARICOM Building Energy Efficiency Project (CARICOM BEEP) that has been underway since January 2015.
The BEEP concept was developed by the Energy Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat and utilises a protocol that constitutes a “mix” of energy management practices and principles, energy efficiency applications and renewable energy use. In this, the first phase of the CARICOM BEEP, the energy management practices applied have already yielded significant energy and financial savings to the Secretariat.
The financial savings are already being reinvested in efficient air conditioning systems, which will generate additional savings.
