Nassau, Bahamas - Enclosed is the contribution by Hon L. Ryan Pinder, Member of Parliament, Elizabeth Constituency, on the BEC Bills, delivered October 20, 2010.

Today I rise here on behalf
of the wonderful constituents of Elizabeth, who have mandated me to
represent their needs and concerns in this honorable place.  Today
we are here to debate a resolution for the approval of duty free concessions
for fuel for B.E.C. and the Spanish Wells Power Company.

Mr. Speaker, as we know, the
Bahamas is wholly dependent on imported petroleum products in order
to produce energy.  The use of renewable energy sources, which
could bring down the cost, and alleviate demands on BEC is practically
nil...