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Engineering procurement for Tina Hydro power project signed
October 1, 2019. An Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract was signed in Honiara concerning the Tina River Hydro Power Project.

Collaboration on renewables-based energy systems for islands
Two international organisations, UN-OHRLLS and IRENA, will collaborate on activities to support the building of renewable

Vanuatu Utilities Company Operates In TORBA Headquarter
September 30, 2019. Sola, as the provincial headquarter of TORBA province has been developing or upgrading slowly for the last 37 years of the initial establishment of local government councils in Vanuatu in 1983.

Wind Power Project
27th September, 2019 In accordance with the Exchange Letter signed on November 1st , 2018 by and between the Government of Tonga and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the proposed Gr

Fourth Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers’ Meeting: Opening Remarks by Mr. Stein Hansen, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
Fourth Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers’ Meeting

Pacific Energy and Transport Ministers’ commit to renewables and shift away from fossil fuels
As global leaders meet to negotiate new targets to stem the rising impact of climate change, Pacific Energy & Transport Ministers hav

Tonga receives multi-million grants for energy and social services

First EU-PacTVET Project Technical Task Force Meeting
12th September, 2019 The members of the European Union Pacific Technical and Vocational Education and Training on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Adaptation (EU-PacTVET) Project – Technical Task Force in Tonga held their first m

“This is a War we are tackling” Tuvalu PM Sopoaga
19 August 2019, Funafuti, Tuvalu. “Tuvalu is at the forefront of the impacts of climate change. I see it every day when I wake up. This is a war we are tackling”.

Vanuatu National Energy Dialogue Opens
2 September 2019, Port Vila Vanuatu. “The private sector can play a key role in closing the current gap in achieving the energy and GHG mitigation targets of Vanuatu”, said Mr Robson Siro, the 2nd Politica

European Union Enhances Energy Sector in Tonga
15th August, 2019 Tonga – The Kingdom of Tonga is set to benefit from a National Energy Bill which will assist the Tongan Authorities by formalising the functions of the Energy Division within the Ministry and establishing key governa

NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON ADVANCING TUVALU’S ENERGY AND GHG MITIGATION TARGETS
Press release, 13 August 2019
Tuvalu although being one of the smallest coral atoll nations in the world, it is taking global leadership in its mitigation efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Official Opening of Talise Hydro Stage 2
July 29, 2019. Peter Lynch, his wife Salena and son Hugo were exuberantly feted in Vanuatu at celebrations that officially flicked the switch on reliable power to four remote villages.

PCREEE / DoE Demonstrations Drawing Crowds
More than 1000 people from across Vava’u including their Majesties, Ministers, Nobles and the local crowd were drawn towards the PCREEE/DoE display during the Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tourism Trade Show

Vava’u High School Students empowered to seek jobs and do business in sustainable energy
More than 30 form 7 students at the Vava’u High School participated in a promotional lecture led jointly by the Department of Energy and the PCREEE on 18th July 2019 to raise the students’ awareness and interest on pursuing further studies and job

New Zealand company completes solar project in Cook Islands
New Zealand company Infratec has completed a $US10.8 million Asian Development Bank project to deliver reliable renewable energy

An Intern’s Reflection
My name is Daniel Hay-Hendry and I am an Environmental Engineering student from Murdoch University in Perth.