Technical Publications

The prime purpose of this study is to assist the government of the Cook Islands (GOCI) to assess the investment for rehabilitation and expansion of electric supply throughout the Cook Islands, including Rarotonga. This report has been modified to be a resourceful document to assist structural reform while continuing to provide a pre-investment analysis for concessionary Bank financing. The project is done so that it is beneficial to outer islands such as Aitutaki, Manihiki, Penrhyn. Attached in this record are Volume 1 (Final Report) and Volume II (Appendixes).

Short inspection report to the FSM (Pohnpei) . The aim of the inspections carried out by the REP-5 Programme Management Unit (PMU) in Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap was to ensure that the supply and installation of the 161 off- grid PV systems were done following the agreement terms and conditions. The PV systems were designed and implemented as rooftop installations at seven sites; as flat roof installations at six sites; and as ground-mounted installations at three sites.

PNG National Communications submitted to the UNFCCC. Document downloaded from: http://unfccc.int/national_reports/non-annex_i_natcom/submitted_natcom/items/653.php

The REP-5 programme “Support to the Energy Sector in 5 ACP Pacific Islands” is being implemented by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat supported from the 9th European Development Fund (EDF). The programme focuses on renewable energy and energy efficiency activities.

This report has been prepared as the Mission Report by Mr. Etienne Sauvage, the PMU Short Term Expert (STE), who visited Kosrae between the 15th and the 18th of November 2006. This report briefly examines the objectives of the mission, the activities carried out, the outputs and the next steps required.

This is the final report for a 2 year study to measure the wind and solar radiation resource on this 5 countries: The 5 countries were:

This study was undertaken in 1985 - 1986 to develop baseline wind, sea, current data for the lagoon area and in particular as they relate to the shore of the western side of Fongafale, a major cultural center in Tuvalu. Report prepared as a joint contribution by SPREP and UNDP for SOPAC.

Report published under the PIEPSAP Project via the collaboration of SOPAC, UNDP, European Union and the Government of Denmark. 

This report is based on two documents: The Project Proposal for Grid Connected Wind Power on Rarotonga presented by UNDP Samoa in March 2002 and the Evaluation ofGrid-Connected Wind Electric Power Project Proposals for Rarotonga, Cook Islands, by Chris Cheatham and Gerhard Zieroth commissioned by UNESCAP Bangkok, August 2002. 

The paper presents an overview of the wind resource assessments carried out in Tonga Islands in the South Pacific region. The assessment was carried out in the mainland Tongatapu. The mean wind speed at 34m AGL of the Tongatapu site is analyzed as 4.5m/s and 4.54 m/s, respectively and the mean speed at 20m AGL is analyzed to be 3.63m/s and 3.45m/s respectively. The prevailing wind direction recorded for both the NRG 34m towers is south-east, which corresponds to the south-east trade winds. The WAsP analysis indicates a low wind speed regime.

The European Union funded a five country renewable energy and energy efficiency programme “Support to the Energy Sector in 5 ACP Pacific Islands” (REP-5). The programme countries are the Federated States ofMicronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In Niue it is proposed to feed wind power into the electricity grid. Garrad Hassan Pacific Pty Ltd have been commissioned by the Programme Manager of the REP-5 project to report on preferred options for integration of wind power into the Niue electricity grid.

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