Cook Islands Outer Islands RE Project: Feasibility Report

The purpose of this report is to set out the detailed methodology and an implementation plan for the RAKAHANGA, MANIHIKI AND PUKAPUKA ISLANDS RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT. In preparing this report, CAT Projects has relied upon and presumed accurate, certain assumptions relative to the availability of information (or absence thereof) and levels of cooperation provided by the GoCI(Goverment of Cook Islands) and Island Administrations. Except as otherwise stated in the report, CAT Projects has not attempted to verify the accuracy or completeness of any such assumptions. This report has been prepared on behalf of and for the exclusive use of the GoCI and is subject to and issued in connection with the provisions of the agreement between CAT Projects and the GoCI. Renewable energy (RE) resources come in many varied forms and can be utilized in many different ways. For this feasibility study the primary focus was the assessment of available RE resources for the generation of electrical power for the target communities. These resources can be broadly listed as being solar, wind, biomass, tidal, wave, hydro and geothermal energy.