Federated States of Micronesia

A Bill for an Act. 16th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, 3rd Regular Session 2010.

To appropriate the National Government’s share of $400,000 from the 200,000,000 yen financial grant (or equivalent in US dollars) from theGovernment of Japan for fuel consumption for the public utilities corporations in the states of Chuuk and Pohnpei, and the College of Micronesia-FSM, Chuuk campus, and for other purposes. Sum appropriated is given in the document.

Chapter 2 - Sales Tax. Except for goods made or produced in the State a sales tax attaches to goods upon their first sale in the State. The seller pays the tax on all goods in a shipment no later than 120 days after arrival in the State. The State has the power to hold the release of future shipments if the seller is not current on taxes due under the Code and applicable Regulations.

Amended by State Law 7-94. Rates applied on various goods is given in the document.

Chapter 12 - The Utility Authority. This chapter describes the establishment of Kosrae Utilities Authority; responbilities, duties and powers of the Authority; legal characteristics; composition of the Board; accounting & reporting etc. 

KEMA Inc has been awarded by the Pacific Pow er Association (PPA) in Fiji to ca rry out a project called “Quantification of Energy Efficiency in the Utilities of the U.S. Affiliate States (Excluding US Virgin Islands)”. Attached in this record are 2 reports:

FSM SREEM Project Profile for the PIGGAREP Plus Project.

Quantification of Energy Efficiency in the Utilities of the US Affiliate States (Excluding US Virgin Islands) - Kosrae Utility Authority (KUA). 

KEMA was asked by the Pacific Power Association (PPA) to conduct an energy efficiency study titled: “Quantification of Energy Eff iciency in the Utilities of the U.S. Affiliate States (excluding US Virgin Islands)” for 10 Northern Pacific Island Utilities. Attached in this record are 2 reports:

In the year 2010 , KEMA Inc conducted a study for the Pacific Power Association (PPA) called “Quantification of Energy Efficiency in the Utilities of the U.S. Affiliate States
(excluding US Virgin Islands)” for 9 Northern Pacific Island Utilities. This Consolidated Report gives an overview of the major findings and results of the study. KEMA’s assignment included 10 Northern Pacific Island Utilities, but during the course of the project, it became necessary to postpone the study for one of the islands, American Samoa, to 2011.

The purpose of this report is to provide the results of the current round of benchmarking for Pacific power utilities. The objective of Pacific power benchmarking is to stimulate analysis and improvement in performance of participants. 

This benchmarking project has been performed through the following phases:

The purpose of this Manual is to provide easy-to-follow guidelines for use of benchmarking in Pacific power utilities.

The Pacific Power Association (PPA) and the Asian Development Bank(ADB) have initiated co-ordinated benchmarking for Pacific power utilities by facilitating the
conduct of a first round of benchmarking.  This Manual provides easy-to-follow guidelines upon how Pacific power utilities can continue with benchmarking to obtain maximum on-going benefits.

This Manual is a joint publication of the Pacific Power Association (PPA) and the Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility (PRIF). This edition of the Power Benchmarking Manual draws upon the original Benchmarking Manual published by the Pacific Power Association in 2002 and funded by the Asian Development Bank. The contents of the 2002 version form the basis of Section 1 of this edition.