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Promoting Sustainable Energy Business Opportunities in Ha’apai and Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga

10-Jun-2020

Tonga has set, amongst other targets, an ambitious target to generate 50% of the country’s electricity from renewable energy resources by 2020.  Several initiatives are currently taking place in Tonga in pursuit of these targets.

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Australia commits an additional AUD $2.9M for Renewable Energy in Tonga

02-Jun-2020

29th May, 2020 Australia has contributed a further AUD 2.9m for new renewable energy infrastructure in Tonga.

This new funding through the Outer Islands Renewable Energy Project (OIREP) will ensure that Vava’u will have 100% coverage from a safe, reliable, and climate resilient electricity network. It brings Australia’s total funding for OIREP to AUD 9.5million since 2013.

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TONGA ELECTRICITY COMMISSION AND THE PACIFIC CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESPOND TO CYCLONE HAROLD AND COVID 19

02-Jun-2020

TC Harold hit Tonga on 9th April with estimated damages of about USD 111 million, coming largely from the tourism sector. As of now, Tonga remains free of the COVID 19 and is continuing to finalise its preparations including familiarising with the use of life saving equipments.

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Farewell to Mr. Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director of ECREEE

08-May-2020
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The members of the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC) say farewell to Mr. Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), who was appointed as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of ECOWAS to the United Nations in New York.

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Online Validation of the Regional Policy and Program on Electric Mobility for Pacific Island States

03-May-2020

Nuku’alofa, Tonga - Like many other small island developing states (SIDS), Pacific islands are heavily affected by climate change and the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The continued dependency on expensive fossil fuel imports hampers the success of economic recovery strategies. Pacific SIDS need policies that address challenges simultaneously and build a bridge to innovations driven by decentralisation, decarbonisation and digitalisation.

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