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Environmental Attorney and Consultant Romi Ferreira to Lead Energy Legal Workshop
By Diane Phillips & Associates
Oct 16, 2012 - 2:23:25 PM
CARICOM delegates and other stakeholders are on tap to attend a workshop October 17 in San Juan, Puerto Rico led by Bahamian ecologist and environmental attorney Romi Ferreira to review proposed laws governing the energy sector and renewable energy. Earlier this year, Ferreira was selected by CARICOM to create model legislation for the energy sector for the Caribbean.
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Delegates
and stakeholders from around the Caribbean are slated to attend a
workshop led by Bahamian environmental attorney and consultant Romi
Ferreira to review proposed legislation governing renewable energy.
Earlier
this year, Ferreira & Company was awarded a CARICOM consultancy to
develop a legal framework to govern the energy and electricity sector
and to promote renewable energy. He will present the model primary
legislation and secondary legislation during the Caribbean Renewable
Energy Forum 2012, set for October 16 – 17 at the Ritz Carlton, San
Juan, Puerto Rico. In addition to government officials, Ferreira will
address stakeholders, familiarizing them with proposed updated
legislation governing a wide range of issues connected with the energy
sector including privatization and liberalization and the issuance of
generation, transmission and distribution & supply licenses to
qualified licensees. It also provides the framework to promote the
development of renewable energy as mandated by the CARICOM
consultancy.
"It was a great honour to have been selected from among the many
experts in the Caribbean for the task of creating a framework providing
clear parameters for the pursuit of renewable energy," said Ferreira.
The announcement of the consultancy was made in May. "Since that time,
we have spent countless hours in research and drafting and I look
forward to the interaction with attendees from various CARICOM nations.”
"Going forward, how we manage the energy sector, how we generate
electricity and how we develop our ability to harness renewable energy
sources will determine how well we are able to grow our economies. This
is a great example of the impact of law on life itself and I am very
excited to be part of it."
Ferreira's Nassau-based firm, which bears his name, has developed a
singular reputation in environmental work. Ferreira & Company has
conducted landmark projects including the IDB Project: Preparation of
Legal and Regulatory Framework for The Water and Sanitation Sector of
The Bahamas, the New Providence Power Plant Expansion Project Phase II
and the Environmental Impact Assessment for Seashells Villas at Cotton
Bay, South Eleuthera and Over Yonder Cay, Exuma. Co-host of the popular
morning show, Bahamas@Sunrise, Ferreira refers to his practice in
ecology and environmental law as "the opportunity to combine respect for
the the law with my reverence for the environment."
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