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30th October, 2020 The Government of Tonga through the Department of Energy (DOE) under the Ministry of MEIDECC, in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), conducted a one-day stakeholder consultation workshop to review Tonga's SDG7 and TERM-PLUS 2021 -2035 roadmap scenarios.


Suva, Fiji, October 21, 2020- A landmark agreement between Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) and IFC to deliver the largest solar project of its kind in the Pacific to date has been hailed a transformative step that will take the island nation closer to its goal of sourcing 100 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources.


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The program was developed under the umbrella of the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC) by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the Small Island Sustainable Energy and Climate Resilience Organisation (SIDS DOCK) and the Spanish Centre for Research in Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT).  


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The tourism industry in Vava’u, the demand for 24 hours electricity supply for its outer islands and a transition to non-fossil fuel transportation are investment opportunities that would assist to achieve Tonga’s renewable energy targets. These are the sentiments delivered by Dr Tevita Tukunga, the Director of Energy with MEIDECC, when he opened an Energy investment Meeting at Neiafu, Vava’u on 13th October 2020.


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