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9 April 2019, Alofi, Niue – “Global leadership on climate change demands urgent and ambitious actions and Niue remains strongly committed to play its role”, said Hon. Pokotoa Sipeli, Niue’s Minister for Infrastructure, during the opening of the Niue Energy Dialogue this morning.

More than 40 representative from across the government departments, village councils and communities, the private sector and development partners are meeting at the Millennium Hall at Alofi to look at Niue’s energy and greenhouse mitigation targets.

Nuku'alofa, Tonga, March 21, 2019. A large solar plant is to be built on Tongatapu to start operating by 2020, after a Power Purchase Agreement was signed with Sunergise New Zealand Limited on March 21, in Nuku'alofa.

This is Tonga's second commercially financed public-private partnership (PPP) signed by Tonga Power Ltd (TPL).

Sunergise will finance, build and operate the 6-megawatt solar farm on Tongatapu and sell the electricity generated to Tonga Power for 25-years.