The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI), Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT), has articulated a vision on the introduction of renewable energy sources to supplement existing hydrocarbon-based sources of energy in the promotion of sustainable development. Consultation among the MEEI, the Tourism Development Company Ltd. (TDC), bpTT and UNDP identified the Tourism (Host Home) Sector as an appropriate opportunity to pilot a renewable energy project, the outcomes of which would help to inform a national renewable energy policy and programme. To this end, the UNDP-implemented Global Environment Facility ? Small Grants Programme (GEF/SGP) facilitated the development of a pilot project with the Tobago Bed and Breakfast Association (TBBA) and the Trinidad Host Home Association (THHA) respectively, on the substitution of electric water heaters in member host-home facilities with solar water heater systems. This project is 100% co-funded, through contributions from bpTT, the MEEI and the TDC to UNDP towards the implementation of the TBBA/THHA pilot project. GEF/SGP personnel will have the responsibility for project oversight and liaison with the donors and implementing organisations.