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27 April 2021

Neiafu, Vava'u – On Tuesday 27 April, the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) marked its fourth anniversary and the completion of its First Operational Phase:2017-2021. The occasion was marked with a joint ceremony with the Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication (MEIDECC) to launch the Tonga Energy RoadMap (TERM Plus: 2021-2035).


27 April 2021

Neiafu, Vava'u – The Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) together with the Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication (MEIDECC) jointly celebrated PCREEE’s fourth  anniversary and the completion of its First Operational Phase:2017-2021 with the launch of two strategic energy documents.


12th April, 2021. The Energy Stakeholders and Donor Roundtable meeting which was held at Katea Retreat, Tongatapu on 8th and 9th April could be the last meeting on the Tonga Energy Roadmap 2010 – 2020 as Tonga embraces the development of its new TERM Plus 2021 – 2035.


By Pesi Fonua - Matangi Tonga Online. Tonga‘s CoViD-19 travel restrictions have disrupted national renewable energy targets for the next two years. Getting technical experts into the country to design and commission urgent work is a major problem.

A 10-year plan called the “Tonga Energy Road Map 2010-2020”  (TERM) aimed to achieve 50% of electric power from renewable energy sources by 2020.


SPC Headquarters will be supplied with solar energy very soon! The installation of the solar panels at SPC Headquarters has been completed, and the operating authorization is expected shortly.

The new photovoltaic system is aligned with SPC's Social and Environmental Responsibility (SER) policy and its 2017-2022 Climate Change Framework. It will enable SPC to act as a responsible organization proudly contributing to regional efforts against global warming, and to the goal set by the 2015 Paris Agreement (COP 21).


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