NUKU‘ALOFA, Tonga: Dr Fred Vaka‘uta Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga, says that accessible, affordable and sustainable electricity for every household is the key to economic growth and poverty alleviation in Tonga. The Tonga Energy Road Map, released in June, is a comprehensive document outlining what will be done to achieve this.
NUKU‘ALOFA, Tonga: New challenges await the former Renewable Energy Adviser to the Prime Minister, ‘Akau‘ola who ended his time with the Tonga Energy Road Map program last week to take on new endeavours.
ABU DHABI, UAE: On June 24, in Abu Dhabi, IRENA and the Kingdom of Tonga will hold an official Signing Ceremony of the IRENA Abu Dhabi Declaration on the Tonga Energy Road Map 2010-2020. The successful, on-going partnership between IRENA and the Pacific Kingdom has resulted in Tonga going from being almost 100% dependent on imported diesel for electrical generation, to having one of the most ambitious energy plans in the world.
NOUMEA, New Caledonia: Energy, national planning and utility representatives from around the Pacific met in Noumea to discuss the SPC’s role in the energy sector and agree on a new Framework for Action on Energy Security in the Pacific. Tonga was represented by Lano Fonua and ‘Emeline Veikoso.
ABU DHABI, UAE: Tonga’s renewable energy adviser, ‘Akau’ola, met with stand-in Interim Director General Yann Paul to present the Final Draft of the Tonga Energy Road Map 2010-20, when he visited IRENA during an official visit of HRH Salote Pilolevu Tuita to the UAE, April 20-27.
NUKU‘ALOFA, Tonga: Dr Fred Vaka‘uta Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga, says that accessible, affordable and sustainable electricity for every household is the key to economic growth and poverty alleviation in Tonga. The Tonga Energy Road Map, released in June, is a comprehensive document outlining what will be done to achieve this.
NUKU‘ALOFA, Tonga. The Government of Tonga has endorsed the Tonga Energy Road Map-Final Report, which signifies the beginning of the implementation phase of the strategy to reduce Tonga’s vulnerability to oil price shocks.
NUKU‘ALOFA, Tonga: New challenges await the former Renewable Energy Adviser to the Prime Minister, ‘Akau‘ola who ended his time with the Tonga Energy Road Map program last week to take on new endeavours.
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga: The final report of the Tonga Energy Road Map (TERM) was completed and published in June. The TERM provides a detailed pathway towards a low carbon, cost-effective, technically sound, equitable transformation of the entire energy sector in the Kingdom of Tonga.
ABU DHABI, UAE: On June 24, in Abu Dhabi, IRENA and the Kingdom of Tonga will hold an official Signing Ceremony of the IRENA Abu Dhabi Declaration on the Tonga Energy Road Map 2010-2020. The successful, on-going partnership between IRENA and the Pacific Kingdom has resulted in Tonga going from being almost 100% dependent on imported diesel for electrical generation, to having one of the most ambitious energy plans in the world.
Final Report June 2010. A Ten Year Road Map to Reduce Tonga’s Vulnerability to Oil Price Shocks and to Achieve an Increase in Quality Access to Modern Energy Services in an Environmentally Sustainable Manner. A new approach to donor coordination. 97 pages.
TERM Final Report 18_06_2010.pdf
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NOUMEA, New Caledonia: Energy, national planning and utility representatives from around the Pacific met in Noumea to discuss the SPC’s role in the energy sector and agree on a new Framework for Action on Energy Security in the Pacific. Tonga was represented by Lano Fonua and ‘Emeline Veikoso.
NADI, Fiji: A SPREP funded Regional Workshop on Wind Data Analysis took place from April 26-30 at Nadi’s Tanoa International Hotel. Organised under the PIGGAREP initiative the workshop was conducted by Danish wind industry expert Mr Svend Enevoldsen.
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