Fiji

Questionnaire prepared by the University of the South Pacific (USP) for the pilot training conducted on WECS.

An Expert Meeting to discuss the Pacific Regional Data Repository was held on 5-6 December 2013 at the ESCAP Pacific Office.  The meeting followed the signing of a ‘Declaration on the Pacific Regional Data Repository on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL)’ in New York on 27 September 2013, and was held to discuss energy data needs and priorities as input into the drafting of a technical proposal for consideration by Pacific island governments.

This report was prepared by Rikke Munk Hansen for the department of energy. This report is the result of an advisory mission to the Department of Energy (DoE). There is a general recognition among staff of the Department of Energy (DoE) of the importance of energy statistics for development, implementation and monitoring of energy policies. The establishment of an energy demand database and the provision on energy demand and supply data to the public are part of the Department’s corporate plan.

This report was prepared by the UNDP. The report highlights that access to affordable and sustainable sources of energy has strong linkages with the reduction of poverty/hardship, i.e. if poverty/hardship reduction is an objective, then the provision of energy is an essential prerequisite. In the PICs, where poverty/hardship is often viewed as the lack of access to basic services, opportunities and adequate resources, the case for energy provisioning and access is particularly strong. Provision of essential social services such as health and primary education require energy services.

This report was prepared by K.R Chapman for FAO Sub-Regional Officefor the Pacific. This report presents findings from the conduct a rapid appraisal on the bioenergy-food security nexus at regional level, including selected Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia Pacific island countries. The aim the appraisal was to provide policy-makers a decision-making basis for the prioritization of in-depth country assessments and further analysis to be conducted in the second half of 2009 under the FAO Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) analytical framework.

This document represents a regional consensus, affirmed at the 2002 Regional Energy Meeting in Cook Islands via the Rarotonga Declaration.

Updated revised Fiji PEC Fund Profile

This report was prepared by Peter Johnston. The document reports on the purpose of this assignment being to collect and compile the official country energy data for a forthcoming Energy Outlook and Databook for 14 Pacific developing member countries (PDMCs) of ADB1 in two phases: 1) phase 1 (one person-week) to collect the PDMC energy statistics available in Suva, Fiji Islands; and 2) phase 2 (three person-weeks) to fill the data gaps to the extent practical without visiting all countries and to analyze/interpret the data.

This report was prepared by the ESCAP. This publication was prepared under the overall guidance of Iosefa Maiava, Head, ESCAP Pacific Office. The lead authors were, listed alphabetically, Jillian Campbell, Shaswat Sapkota, David Smith, Helen Tavola, and Timothy Westbury. 

The attached paper, by Scott Hook, was written for Ausaid as a background research paper for the 2009 Pacific Economic Survey.  The paper seeks to explore renewable energy challenges in the Pacific by reviewing several case studies.  Energy plays a vital role in contributing to development in the Pacific region.  It is a fundamental input to most economic and social