Energy Policies

Electricity

The Government in recognising the growth of the electricity needs in Trinidad and Tobago has developed generation and transmission projects that are required to meet national electricity needs. 

A strategy has also been developed for capacity additions to continue to meet the country’s power requirements to 2016 and beyond.  In this context T&TEC has proposed a number of new power plants.  These plants are to be located at Cove Estate in Tobago, Union Estate, Sea Lots and Arima. The strategy is centred on conversion from Gas Turbine and Steam Plants to Combined Cycle Generating Units, which would result in a decrease in natural gas consumption and generate revenue savings.  This is to be achieved by converting some of the less efficient Gas Turbine and Steam Plants to Combined cycle and ensuring that new generation additions are Combined Cycle technology.