Winning Essay by Deniane John
‘Explain why it is important to establish an Independent Regulatory Commission to oversee and regulate the electricity sector in Dominica and how this is of benefit to electricity consumers’ In 1949, the Colonial Development Corporation, through the formation of Dominica Electricity Company Ltd. (DOMLEC), began the electrifying process of giving light to the island nation of Dominica(1). Since then we have seen numerous changes in our still fledgling electricity sector. In 2006 the Electricity Supply Act was enacted, coming into effect on March 1st 2007(2). This liberalized the electricity sector in Dominica. By this Act of Parliament gone are the …
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