Electricity

The objective of the Rural Electrification Policy (1993) is to provide 24 hour continuous electricity to all potential consumers in Fiji. The Rural Electrification Unit is the organisation created to implement the policy. This document is provided for the guidance and instruction of the staff of the Rural Electrification Unit to facilitate the implementation of the Rural Electrification Policy (1993). It has been made particularly detailed with a view to being able to provide information on as many aspects of the policy as possible.

This report was prepared by Luis A. Vega for Office for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies Fiji Department of Energy. The Office for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies (OPRET) was tasked with the overall management and implementation of the GEF/UNDP and DoE funded project for "Promoting Sustainability of Renewable Energy Technologies and Rural Renewable Service Companies in Fiji". 

This document addresses the testing of equipment's concentrating in Solar Home Systems (SHSs).

This was a report to the UNDP by the IT Power Group, a specialist renewable energy, energy efficiency and carbon markets consulting company. This report is part of work commissioned by the UNDP to help Fiji meet its Renewable Energy Power Project (FREPP) goals. 

Pre-feasibility study on opportunities for biofuel applications in the rural electrification on Koro Island. Study done by SOPAC in 2007 for the Fiji Department of Energy. 

This survey was conducted by the Fiji Department of Energy (FDOE) with funds provided by UNESCAP and UNESCO. The main objective of this survey was to investigate actual uses, impacts and operation and maintenance problems of rural and remote power electrification in a developing country context. In carrying out this survey, the information derived expectedly would be vital for the development of more efficient rural and remote electrification in the Pacific region and in other developing countries.

A case study by the Government of Tonga, SPC, GIZ as part of the regional programme Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region (CCCPIR). Case study on the outer islands solar electrification in Tonga.

The Government of Fiji (Fiji Department of Energy) Solar Home Lighting Systems (SHS) project utilizes solar photovoltaic technology for the provision of electricity to the rural sector. It is an expansion to the current RESCO project being implemented in that the number of solar home systems installed and maintained by government at an affordable service fee has increased from 1371 to 5800.

The Project is supported by allocations from the Global Environment Facility via UNDP (US$740,000), the Fiji Department of Energy (DOE, about $110,000), and Japan ($600,000).

On 6th July 2009 SMEC International Pty Ltd, Australia (SMEC, the Consultant) was engaged by the Department of Energy (DOE, the client) of the Government of the Republic of Fiji to provide consultancy services to Fiji’s National Energy Security Situation Project (the Project).  The Terms of Reference of the Project is included in Appendix A of this report. Fiji’s National Energy Security Situation Project is being implemented under the umbrella of DOE’s work programs as part of the energy security strategic area towards DOE’s vision of a sustainable energy sector in Fiji.

This report was prepared by Peter Johnston with the assistant of Eric Esler and the report was prepared for Greenpeace Pacific in 2000.