I remind the general public that the registration process for all persons and businesses generating energy through renewable energy sources begins Monday, May 11th, 2015.

Registration is expected for all renewable energy systems across the country whether or not the owner is interested in the grid tie in programme. The information gathered from this process will assist the Government in ascertaining the level of the deployment of alternative energy in the country.

It will also assist the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) with their rapid assessment of The Bahamas for the SIDS Lighthouse Initiative . The IRENA SIDS Lighthouse initiative aims “to mobilize funding and political will to advance renewable energy deployment in island settings around the world.”Registration also serves as the first step for persons and businesses wishing to be apart of the Residential Energy Self Generating or Grid Tie In Programme.

Forms are being made available on the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's website at www.bahamaselectricity.com. Family Island residents can obtain a form from their local BEC offices or the offices of their island administrator. Here in New Providence, forms are available at BEC head offices on Tucker Road and the Technical Planning Building also on Tucker Road. Please ensure that forms are filled out correctly and returned to the office from which they were obtained.

I thank all renewable energy users in advance for their cooperation in this exercise.