Plan points to injection needed to meet 2040 target

Government’s “ambitious” plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions while ensuring universal access to reliable and affordable electricity requires an injection of $19 billion by 2040.

That is the estimate of the Barbados Energy Transition And Investment Plan, which expects fuel cost savings of $15.6 billion and the creation of hundreds of jobs under the island’s plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions.

The 76-page plan has been produced by several partners led by the Ministry of...