Study on Renewable Energies and Green Policy in the Overseas Countries and Territories : Final report

The main challenge that OCTs face consists in putting their economies and societies on a sustainable development path by increasing their competitiveness, reducing their vulnerability to external shocks, increasing environmental resilience, cooperating with their neighbours and, where possible, integrating their economies into the regional and/or global economy. For the European Union, the challenge lies in supporting the OCTs in achieving these goals as well as the main purpose of the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories, as defined in Article 198 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, via a framework that is adapted to OCT needs, realities, particularities and diversity. The report provides an update on the current situation of the OCTs’ existing energy profiles, reviews and analyses progress made by the OCTs over the last few years, assesses the evolution of the energy mix and potential for additional diversification, analyses development of further adoption of sustainable energy technologies, and maps out the experience gained to date in island states with regard to sustainable energy technologies.