Renewables

This document represents a regional consensus, affirmed at the 2004 Regional Energy Meeting in Madang, Papua New Guinea and is based on an earlier version of the regional energy policy affirmed in the Cook Islands in 2002 and with due consideration to the Rarotonga Declaration.

The review of the Pacific Islands Energy Policy has been coordinated by the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) - Energy Working Group in close consultation with the Energy Officials from Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs).

Updated revised Fiji PEC Fund Profile

PEC Fund Profile for the Cook Islands. Updated & revised project profile for the Cook Islands

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

This report was prepared by S D Sharma, G J Duffy and J H Edwards of CSIRO Energy Technology for  the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in Japan. The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), an administration and implementation arm of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in Japan has contracted CSIRO Energy Technology to undertake research on actual and potential renewable energy uptake in South Pacific countries.

Stocktake Report: Energy Sector Institutions, Legislation, Policies and Fiscal Incentives of Pacific Island Countries. Prepared by the Energy Programme of the Economic Development Diviion of The Pacific Community (SPC). 

Volume 2: Proposed Technical Assistance for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Identified by the REEP

Pacific Subregional: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP). Volume 1: Program Activities. Technical Assistance Consultants Report. 

This report was prepared by Allison Woodruff and it was prepared for the 24th Science, Technology and Resources Network (STAR) Conference. This paper examines the potential for renewable energy technologies to promote sustainable development in rural areas in Pacific island countries. The current heavy dependence on imported fossil fuels for meeting the primary needs of countries is examined, as well as rising oil prices and the high costs associated with supplying electricity to rural areas.

This report was prepared by Allison Woodruff for the Regional Energy Officials Meeting in the Cook Islands 2007. The case studies were chosen in order to reflect as wide a range of renewable technologies as possible in a variety of different Pacific island settings. These include O’ua Island, which is part of the Ha’apai Solar Electrification Project in Tonga; the Bulelavata Micro-Hydroelectric Project in the Solomon Islands; the Welagi and Vanua Balavu Coconut Biofuel Projects in Fiji; and the Mangaia Wind Project in the Cook Islands.