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On 23 June 2020  the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with the financial support of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), are organizing a regional meeting to validate the feasibility and viability of a Clean Energy Centre for the ECO region (CECECO).


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On 23 June 2020  the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with the financial support of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), are organizing a regional meeting to validate the feasibility and viability of a Clean Energy Centre for the ECO region (CECECO).


Nuku’alofa, 11th June 2020. Ensuring that electricity regulators effectively carry out their responsibilities according to Law would be beneficial to the power utilities, the investors and the consumers alike. It would also be beneficial to the entire economy because everyone’s life, whether it be food, medicine and water supply, is assisted by electricity.


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.


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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