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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.


Energy Fiji Limited is strongly considering to approve a position for a Chief Operating Officer for EFL’s Renewable Energy Sector whose prime objective is to embark on nationwide renewable energy resources.

This was confirmed by the Chairman of Energy Fiji Limited Daksesh Patel who says this is part of their restructure in the organization that they are looking to ensure that they put a more determined focus on the renewable energy sector.

Patel also reassured that Fiji will become 100% renewable in due course.


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.


Ono-i-Lau, Lau, 18 January 2019.


Port Vila, Vanuatu, February 19 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Barrier Removal for Achieving the National Energy Roadmap Targets of Vanuatu (BRANTV) Project in partnership with the Department of Energy (DoE), conducted a consultation workshop on the review of the National Energy Road Map (NERM) 2016-2030 Implementation Plan (NERM-IP) on the 19th February at the Melanesian Hotel in Port Vila.


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