CARICOM Secretariat welcomes Dr. Andreas Taeuber, Project Leader for the CARICOM GIZ Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance (REETA) Project.

Oct 20, 2013

Dr. Andreas Taeuber was appointed in August 2013 and is based at the Energy Unit at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana.

Prior to this appointment, Dr. Taeuber served as the Deputy Head of Division “Sustainability and Climate Protection” in Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Germany. He has in excess of fifteen years working experience in the area of sustainable energy and specialises in Climate Policy, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy Economy. 

As Project Leader, Dr. Taeuber will work jointly with the Programme Manager, Energy at the CARICOM Secretariat, to implement the REETA Project.  The four year REETA Project has a budget of €4.5 Million and will focus on: Capacity-Building, Private Sector Cooperation and Regional Institutional Support. Project activities have commenced based on an endorsement of its areas of focus by the Forty-First Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Energy held in Trinidad and Tobago in March 2013. However, a detailed programme of activities will be developed and finalised with CARICOM Member States at the Launch and Operations and Planning Meeting scheduled for 4-5 December 2013 in Georgetown, Guyana.

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