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for private households and enterprises as well as to a massive drain of hard currency from Barbados’ economy in the order of 377 million BBD/a in 2013 (BLP 2014, p. 28). Even if oil prices may drop [...] to about 300 million BBD/a. As the import reduction stops the drain of hard currency from the country and at the same time increases the spending power of Barbadian citizens, the change of the energy [...] necessary on the import of expensive fossil fuels and to stop the drain of hard currency from the country as fast as possible. In order to allow such development, a number of (preparatory) steps/considerations