Kiribati

Back-to-office report on the progress of the PIEPSAP and the Project Steering Committee meeting.

Solar Pump Maintenance Workshop in Kiribati : Objectives: To train 20 outer islands water technicians on the maintenance of solar water pumps.

Evaluation of the Institutional Woodstoves in Kiribati, Phase II, Stage One : SOPAC had been providing financial assistance towards the design and the construction of woodstoves in Kiribati. This assistance was delivered through the FSP and it had a major training component aimed at enabling local people to build and maintain the woodstoves. Objectives of this activity was to carry out an evaluation of the Institutional Woodstoves project and to provide recommendations as to the

Solar Cooking Demonstration Workshop in Kiribati : The use of solar energy in everyday cooking at a domestic level and in replacing the conventional ways of cooking using firewood in an open fire or on kerosene stoves was demonstrated via this project. SOPAC and the Ferris University (of Japan) implemented the activities in collaboration with the Energy Planning Unit in Kiribati.

National Energy Policy : National Energy Policies developed, endorsed and implemented. PEMM - Utilize regulatory
principles to create an economic policy environment and energy legislative frameworks.

National Consultations for the PIEPSAP Project in Kiribati held from 1-4 November 2004.

Final report on the regional biomass assessment and training.

Biomass resource assessment training workshop (May - June 2003). Course was run in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tuvalu & Kiribati under the aegis of SOPAC & ICCEPT.

Individual country biomass resource assessment profiles for Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu & Vanuatu.

Report on biomass resource assessment, utilization and management for six Pacific island countries.