Samoa

This report was prepared by SMEC (Michael Wiener). The key objective of this project was to provide an independent assessment of the potential scale of the emmission reduction market from the energy sector projects developed in the Pacific.

Due to magnitude and complexity of this topic, providing an assessment of all potential energy sector Clean Development Mechanicm (CDM) opportunities within the Pacific as a whole was not possible.

This report was prepared by the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) for the renewable energy and energy efficiency partnership (REEEP) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.

Samoa country concept note for the EU-GIZ ACSE Project

In Samoa IUCN is helping the land transport sector, the nation’s largest consumer of imported petroleum, to reduce its consumption rate by drawing people's attention towards the value of energy efficient vehicles.

Review Report 2011 for the EESLI Project.

PACNEWS Article. To date, Masdar says it has deployed five projects with capacity to generate 2.6MW of electricity, the first being a 512- kilowatt solar plant on Tonga. The projects also include the region’s first ever wind farm, on Samoa, and three “micro-grid” solar plants in Fiji, which are supplying clean energy to its outer islands.
 

PACNEWS Article. Samoa’s first wind farm, developed by UAE clean energy company Masdar, was inaugurated on Saturday by the country’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi.
 
First announced during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in January 2014, the 550KW project is the second to be completed under the $50 million UAE-Pacific Partnership Fund, which is managed by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD).
 

DNV KEMA was asked to evaluate the maximum amount of photovoltaic (PV) and wind generation that could be add to the Electric Power Corporation (EPC) electrical network located on the island Upolu. The analysis was based on the network model that was provided by EPC and was used for the previous study completed by DNV-KEMA.

keywords: Upolu, Samoa, renewable energy, grid stability, KEMA, load curve, load profile, solar, wind, resource monitoring, simulation

DNV KEMA was asked to evaluate the maximum amount of photovoltaic (PV) and wind generation that could be add to the Electric Power Corporation (EPC) electrical network located on the island Savaii. The analysis was based on the network model that was provided by EPC and was used for the previous study completed by DNV-KEMA.

keywords: Savaii, Samoa, renewable energy, grid stability, KEMA, load curve, load profile, solar, wind, resource monitoring, simulation

GHD was commissioned by UNDP to undertake a wind resources assessment for Upulo, Samoa. Based on the Afulilo on-site data and the NCAR reference data, the long-term average wind speed (LTAWS) for the 30 m level at the Afulilo site was estimated as 4.01 m/s.