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3rd Quarter Progress Report 2013 - PIGGAREP

QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT1

Fourth Quarter 2013

1. Country: Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia,

Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea,

Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon

Island, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu

2. UNDP Award ID: 00044633

3. Project Title: Pacific Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through

Renewable Energy Project (PIGGAREP) &

PIGGAREP Plus

4. Implementing Partner: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment

Programme (SPREP)

5. GEF Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

6. Period Covered: 1st October – 31

st December

1 This progress report is based on the PIGGAREP 2013 preliminary draft work plan and budget.


7. Summary of Overall Project Progress:

The fourth quarter of 2013 noted the following key achievements:

Administrative and financial matters:

Project expenditure for PIGGAREP by 31.12.2013 was 849,000. This brings the total

expenditure of PIGGAREP up to 4,403,435 million USD, leaving the remaining available

funds for 2014 at 821,564 USD.

The first financial disbursement to the PIGGAREP+ countries (Tonga, Palau, Solomon

Islands, Tuvalu, Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands) was done in Q4

2013. The six countries have started recruitment processes and procurement assessments in

order to launch project activities.

The 19th

PIGGAREP Project Board Meeting was held in Fiji, 2 December. Se – draft minutes

attached as Annex 2.

Country activities:

The Solomon Islands continued their Tina Hydropower plant awareness activity, reaching

more than 2,000 people in and around the Tina River in Guadalcanal with information

about the benefits and possible environmental damages from setting up a hydropower

scheme.

Niue approaches the final stages of their awareness raising activity related to solar power

This activity involved TV and radio advertisements and public awareness talks that

involved schools students and public competing in renewable energy essays, posters and

general quizzes. Around 95 percent of the Niue population of about 1400 is reached.

Tuvalu started the review of their tariff policy.

Tonga started the updating of their school curriculum, where the curriculum of students

from grade 1 to grade 12 will be updated.

Nauru started training in solar power. The training covers the basic operation and

maintenance of solar PV systems. More that 10 Nauru Utility Corporation Staff and some

government officers were trained. The aim to ensure local capacity to maintain the

various donor funded solar PV project in Nauru.

Tuvalu started the training of senior officers on roof-top solar PV-installation, including

system design, operation, grid management, remote system monitoring, net metering,

p oject management. 2 people have started the training that will last for 30 weeks.

The Solomon Islands has installed the first of four wind monitoring mast that will provide

information about the wind power potential on the islands.

The Cook Islands has finalized feasibility studies of solar in Nassau, Penrhyn and

Palmerston.

7.1 Project Monitoring and Evaluation

The 19th

Project Board meeting was held in Suva on the 2nd

December to assess the project

performance for the past year discussing ways to improve project delivery. The aim is to

complete all national project activities by end of December 2013 with a few to be completed by

end of Quarter 1, 2014 (March). It was decided that activities not yet completed by March

31st would have approved funds reallocated to other countries with activities ready for


implementation. The meeting also discussed the Final Evaluation that will begin in July 2014.

The SPREP project management office will develop a plan for the Terminal Evaluation of

PIGGAREP, in coordination where possible, with the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change

(PACC) project.

7.2 Collaborative Effort and Partnerships

PIGGAREP activities are being monitored in the Framework Action on Energy Security in the

Pacific Implementation Plan (FAESP IP) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) as

a leading Energy agency to do the coordination role in updating the energy activities in the

region.

The Pacific Energy Advisory Group (PEAG) met in Suva to discuss and provide comments on

the Mid-term Evaluation Report of the Framework Action on Energy Security in the Pacific

Implementation Plan (FAESP IP). SPREP is member of the PEAG and was represented by the

PIGGAREP’s Climate Change Mitigation Officer (CCMO). The meeting urged all CROP

agencies to maintain reporting on their energy activities so that the FAESP IP are closely

followed and updated

7.3 Regional Activities

No regional activities conducted during the 4th

quarter.

8. National Activities:

Cook Is

Activities Status as of End of Quarter

Incremental

Activities

Rakahanga Wind/Solar

Hybrid FS Project

The feasibility study of Rakahanga Wind/Solar was completed in Q4.

The results revealed that project can progress to the next stage of

installing the generation plants.

Pukapuka/Nassau Solar

Grid Connect Project

The feasibility study of Pukapuka/Nassau/Suwarrow was completed

in Q4. The results revealed that project can progress to the next stage

of installing the generation plants.

Manihiki Solar PV Mini-

grid connected project

The feasibility study of the Manihiki Solar PV Mini-grid was

completed in Q4. The results revealed that project can progress to the

next stage of installing the generation plants.

Preparatory work for

Penrhyn, Palmerston and

Nassau.

The preparatory work for Penrhyn, Palmerston and Nassau was

completed in Quarter 4. This activity involved the designing of

renewable energy project for the Northern group (Penrhyn, Palmerston

and Nassau).


Fiji

Activities Status as of End of Quarter Incremental

Activities

1. Formulation of Net-

Metering Policy for Grid -

Connected Renewable

Energy Generation

Systems in Fiji

Tender was advertised in December and is due 10th January for

evaluation.

Kiribati


Activities

No Incremental activities

PIGGAREP+ Biofuel Pilot Project Decision on the Kiribati proposal to the SIDS Dock Funding is awaiting

approval. Kiribati is part of the next lot of three countries that share the 1

million allocated to Vanuatu

Nauru


Incremental

Activities

Solar PV Training

Training on Solar PV operation and maintenance was completed more than

10 people from Nauru Utilities Corporation and some from the public in

December from 17 to 20 with report to be received by consultant in

January.

Niue


Activities

Increasing the Impact of

Grid-Connected Solar PV

Generation

The trainings and renewable energy awareness programs that are part of

the state activity were completed this quarter. More than 5 Niue Power

Corporation Staff took part in the training. The training is on the Basic

operation and maintenance of the Solar PV Grid connected system. For the

Awareness, more than 300 school students were involved in renewable

energy essays and posters. All Niue activities are now completed.


PNG


Incremental

Activities

No activity

Samoa


activities

Consumerables for

Samoa RE Resource

assessments

As part of the activities approved for Samoa, purchase of consumerable item

for the biofuel research was made. This consumerable mainly comprises of

chemicals such as methanol and other related chemical that can be used for

biofuel/biodiesel research at the Scientific Research Organization of Samoa

(SROS).

Co-financed

Activities

No co-financing activities as Samoa completed all it activities by the 4th

quarter

Solomon Is


Activities

Solomon Islands Wind

Monitoring project

Installation of one of the four wind monitoring masts completed in Malaita.

Three more sites is expected to be completed by end of Quarter 1, 2014 with

12 months warranty payment to be made after 12 months (quarter 1, 2015)

Tina Hydro Development

Awareness

A video of the benefits and environmental impacts of setting up a hydropower

scheme in general was completed in Q4, and will be distributed to all the

communities in and around the Tina River, the Government Ministries and the

local TV for public viewing. The video will soon be available online.

Tonga


Incremental

Activities

Capacity Strengthening to

Sustain and Disseminate

Renewable Energy

Knowledge

Memorandum of Understanding signed between TERM IU (Tonga Energy

Road Map Implementation Unit) and Curriculum Experts (Consultants) on

the development of updated curriculum for students in class 1 to grade 12.

This update of curriculums will contribute to the enhancement of renewable

energy into the early learning of primary school student in all subjects up to

grade 12. Work on the curriculum has commenced and will be completed in

quarter 1, 2014


Tuvalu


Activities

Improving reliable access

to modern energy

services through solar PV

systems for rural areas

(outer islands) of Tuvalu

Started training of 2 Tuvalu Electricity Corporation (TEC) staff on the

technical operation and maintenance of Grid-connected solar PV system. The

course was conducted by Global Sustainable Energy Solution (GSES) in

Australia. The training course will run for 30 weeks. This training is part of

the EU funded solar PV for rural communities in Tuvalu, which will be

implemented in 2014. This training is one component of PIGGAREP’s

incremental activity.

The Study of Electricity

Tariff Reform including

development of Net-

metering Policy

A contract for the Study on Electricity Tariff reform was awarded to KEMA

Inc. (USA) in Q4, 2013. The study is intended to come up with a new tariff

system for TEC and finding that will enable a Net-Metering Policy to be

developed.

Vanuatu


Activities

Wind Resource

Monitoring Project

Ongoing collection of data from only 5 sites as compared to the original 6

sites as the Tanna Wind tower was broken due to volcanic ashes. The data

collection will be finalized in as of the end of the 1st quarter 2014

Developing Productive

Use of Renewable Energy

- Social aspects of

Vanuatu Talise hydro

Project

The SPREP Project Management Office worked closely with Vanuatu

Coordinator to complete this activity however, the officer responsible

resigned in the first quarter which affected implementation of this activity.

There has also been some restructuring in the Energy Department which

added to the delay. Plans are now in place for effective implementation of

this activity as is now expected to commence before end of January 2014.

The activity is intended to teach and encourage the hydropower

beneficiaries of ways to utilize the available power from the Talise

hydropower generation plant to venture into activities that brings income

and other social services that will improve the standard of living of the

Talise community The following social aspects can be attributable to such

mini-hydropower schemes: i. power for health services; ii. Pre-schools and

primary schools power requirements; iii. Income generating activities such

as ice-making machines for cool storage and food preservation, shops and

others

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9. Specific Outputs/Results achieved and Planned Activities as per Work Plan

The Specific Outputs / Results achieved during the 3rd quarter of 2013, as per overall 2013 Interim Work Plan are covered in Table 1 below.

Table 1: PIGGAREP 2013 Interim Work Plan

Country Act No. Activities Q12013 Q22013 Q32013 Q42013 total 2013

CK CI-13-01 Rakahanga Wind/Solar Hybrid FS

Project

-

CI-13-02 Pukapuka/Nassau Solar Grid

Connect Project

-

CI-13-04 Manihiki Solar PV Mini-grid

connected project

-

CI-13-03 Atiu Biomass Project Feasibility

study 14,700

14,700

CI-13-05

Preparatory work ffor the designing of renewable energy projects in the outer islands of

the Cook islands (north).

113,428

113,428

total for CK 14,700 0 113,428 128,128

FJ FJ-13-03

Formulation of Net-Metering Policy for Grid - Connected

Renewable Energy Generation Systems in Fiji

-

total for FJ 0 -

-

-

KI

8

total for KI 0 -

-

-

NR NR-13-01 local solar PV training

7,526

7,526

total for NR 0 -

7,526

7,526

NU NU-13-01 Increasing the Impact of Grid-

Connected Solar PV Generation

25,189

25,189

total for NU 0 -

25,189

25,189

PG

total for PG 0 -

-

-

WS SA-13-01 RE site visit (fact finding)

17,525

17,525

SA-13-02 RE awareness day for Upolu and

Savaii 20,084

17,916

38,000

SA-13-03 Consumerables for Samoa RE

Resource assessments

18,562

18,562

total for SA 20,084

35,441

18,562

74,087

SB SI-13-01 Solomon Islands Wind

Monitoring and Resource Assessment Project

10,285

10,285

Tina Hydro Development

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Awareness 37,524 37,524

total for SI 0 -

47,809

47,809

TO TO-13-01 Capacity Strengthening to Sustain and Disseminate

Renewable Energy Knowledge

9,323

9,323

total for TO

-

-

9,323

9,323

TV TU-13-01

Improving reliable access to modern energy services through solar PV systems for rural areas

(outer islands) of Tuvalu

34,791

34,791

The Study of Electricity Tariff Reform including development of Net-metering Policy

26,924

26,924

total for TU

0 -

61,715

61,715

VU VU-13-01 Vanuatu Wind Monitoring

Project

14,925

14,925

VU-13-02

Developing Productive Use of Renewable Energy - Social

aspects of Vanuatu Talise hydro Project

-

VU-13-03 Technical Site Visit and Capacity Building Workshop As Part of the

Talise Hydropower Project 15,000

15,000

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VU-13-04 Development of a wind atlas for

Vanuatu

-

total for VU

15,000

14,925 -

29,925

TOTAL PIGGAREP

0 49,784 50,366 283,553 383,703

REGIONAL ACTIVITIES

1 RE-12-01 Multipartite Review Meeting and CBA trainings

55,000 55,000

Palau Devt bank followup 8,328 8,328

IRENA-PIREP update 13,342

3,846 1,712 18,900

support for the development of a RESCO Manager 3, Help file and user manual

16,000 16,000

REGIONAL TRAINING (RESCO Manager including Help file and user manual training workshop and gender indicators

20,000

19,517 39,517

TOTAL FOR REGIONAL ACTIVITIES

57,670 78,363

1,712

145,845

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PMO COSTS

PM-13-01 International Consultants (PM/CCMO)

37,468.85

47,000

65,601

47,3252

197,3952

PM-13-02 Local Consultant - APA 3,500

2,247

-

5,747

PM-13-03 Administration Fees 6,238

11,064

5,939

23,241

PM-13-04 Contractual Services - Ind 1,000

-

1,000

PM-13-05 Travel, Audits and Reviews

22,043.95 26,000

20,456

68,500

PM-13-06 Contractual Services - Co 2,000

-

2,000

PM-13-07 Equip and Furniture 0

-

-

PM-13-08 Comm & Audio Equip

1,187.94 1000

35

281

2,504

PM-13-09 Audio Visual and Print Prod 6,100

506

6,606

PM-13-10 Supplies

186.28

500

686

PM-13-11 Info Tech Equip

700

713

1,413

PM-13-12 Workshop Training/Learning costs

500

-

500

PM-13-13 Miscellaneous

100

25

125

TOTAL FOR PMO

60,887.02 94,638

100,649

53,544

309,718

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GRAND TOTAL

60,887 202,092

229,377

337,807

830,164

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10. Challenges/Issues Encountered

The following challenges were encountered during the quarter which poses slowness in the

progress of the activities in the some countries:

Lack of available expertise with country counterparts (government, energy utilities etc –

for instance in Fiji with its “Feasibility study on the Net Metering Policy” , had no

expertise to have specific input in the terms of reference (ToR) for consultants to do their

studies; Tuvalu on its Electricity Tariff Review that slowed down in the implementation

on the 4th

quarter due to the subsequence in the slow progress in the finalization of the

Agreement; in the case of Vanuatu, the scheduling of relevant government personnel to

assist the Energy Department in the implementation of it activity on the productive use of

RE with regards to the Talise micro-hydropower project, and the prolonged delay in

conducting Solar PV Basic Operation and Maintenance training for Nauru Utility

Corporation Staff and the interested public.

Difficulty with RE monitoring resources installations, as in the case of the Solomon

Islands, due to delays in the part of the Energy Division in the Solomon Islands, hence a

further disruption on the schedule of the contractor. So new dates have to be negotiated

Delays in the part of the baseline activities unforeseen political situation in the recipient

country as in the case of Tuvalu where EU delayed the progress of the “Increasing

reliable access to modern energy services through solar PV systems for rural areas (outer

Islands in Tuvalu)

Political situations in partner countries as in the case of PNG. PNG regards, small RE

funding like those of PIGGAREP to be of less regard, due to being exposed to multi-

million dollar RE projects

11. Solutions Applied (to address issues and challenges)

i. The issue on the “Lack of available expertise with country counterparts (government, energy

utilities etc)”

Fiji’s “Feasibility study on the Net Metering Policy, ToR drafting: Assistance was seek

from the energy specialists from the UNDP Pacific Center in Suva and the PIGGAREP

PMO, in which a ToR was drafted and a Request for Proposals (RFP) was made in

December with tenders to be evaluated in January 2014.A contract for the Study on

Electricity Tariff reform was awarded to KEMA Inc. (US Difficulty with RE monitoring

resources installations A) in Q4, 2013. The study is intended to come up with a new

tariff system for TEC and finding that will enable a Net-Metering Policy to be

developed. The slow progress was addressed through the PMOs constant reminder and

follows with the Tuvalu’s national coordinator and the PMOs assistance in the review of

the contract. To be implemented and completed in the 1st quarter of 2014.

The Energy Department followed up on the government departments that would help in

the implementation of the activity in Talise and had secured their commitment to conduct

the activity in 2014, through each government department’s work plan for 2014.The

PIGGAREP PMO has to intervene and secure a Solar PV expert to be hire to conduct the

training for 4 days in Nauru in mid-December.

ii. The issue of “Difficulty with RE monitoring resources installations

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The PMO and the Energy Division of the Solomon Islands had to send warning notice to

the contractor to find time for the installation after the Energy Division sorted out the

land issues for the installation, prior to this.

iii. The issue with regards to the Baseline activities being delayed

The EU that is funding the baseline activity in Tuvalu had came back to accept the

progress of the project after Tuvalu had sorted out its internal political issues. Then the

subsequent delays had been looked into by having meeting with the EU representative in

Suva by UNDP and Tuvalu’s PIGGAREP National Coordinator. EU gave assurance of

the progress of the activity

iv. PNG’s Political situation – This had been approached by the PMO by seeking assistance

from a private energy consultant that had been working closely with the PNG Energy

Department and the PIGGAREP PMO, in drafting a project proposal (Project Activity

Summary – PAS). The PAS was drafted and is being commented upon by UNDP Bangkok

RTA and was send back to PNG to provide assurance of baseline activities before the PAS

can be send for approval by the PIGGAREP Project Board (PB)

12. Recommendations for Future Action

The way forward in trying to expedite the activities that are remaining for the projects, since

2014 is the final project year for PIGGAREP are:

All Activities have to be completed by the end of the March 2014 as endorsed by the PB

in its 19th

Meeting in Suva (December 2013. This will include kick-start countries on

recruitment of consultants, companies and necessary procurement etc.,

Preparation of monitoring and evaluation of the project

Potential re-allocation of funding for slow projects

Looking at the exit and sustainable strategy that was discussed in the December 2013 PB

meeting

New effort to measure GHG emission through systematically approaching all country

coordinators

The focus on the terminal reporting by mid-2014

13. Project Finance

The 4th

quarter of 2013 reflected 94% of funds budgeted for of $376,509.10 advanced expended.

Actual fund spent for the quarter was USD 352,421.86. The breakdown of the PMO expenditure

is presented in Table 2.

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Table 2: Summary of PMO Expenditure

Descriptions Cost (USD)

1 International Consultants (PM/CCMO) 46,597.48

2 Contractual Services - Individual 987.27

3 Rent 0

4 Equip and Furniture 0

5 Communication & Audio Equip 1,009.49

6 Supplies 472.10

7 Info Tech Equip 0

8 Audio Visual and Print Prod 0

9 Miscellaneous 21.76

10 Facilities and Administration 0

11 Travel 11,990.94

Total PMO Expenditure 61,079.03

An analysis of the project finance to the end of the quarter can be seen in the following graphs.

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Graph 4: Expenditure per country

RE/PMO CK FJ KI NR NU PG WS SB TO TV VU

2013 $288,885.22 $128,322.90 $9,703.17 $8,615.90 $14,795.52 $47,521.10 $3,305.15 $130,310.61 $52,814.18 $15,079.89 $30,133.82 $24,989.85

2012 82,472.06 26,092.75 10,790.64 18,615.51 56,327.42 7,780.64 54,994.54 127,984.81 51,050.91 5,821.91 16,135.15

2011 144,267.97 23,328.39 10,000.00 13,131.88 11,246.92 10,510.39 10,736.53 39,854.83 111,734.01 52,252.05 26,246.93 76,729.20

2010 256,248.18 13,368.15 6,805.78 15,369.02 44,167.88 92,287.66 2,754.81 7,847.94 118,236.30 28,027.42 26,473.05 23,619.33

2009 167,487.76 75,533.58 12,061.73 50,629.53 3,633.02 8,237.49 17,852.24 14,720.83 155,523.71 16,825.06 62,383.33 95,797.29

2008 132,737.03 49,891.34 2,189.82 9,072.81 77,695.77 6,690.11 8,993.17 163,580.00 7,028.77 35,601.19 64,315.37 5,604.31

2007 62,564.12 7,376.98 3,722.81 3,386.88 0.00 4,204.21 7,103.91 0.00 5,301.09 8,034.41 3,524.69 8,975.08

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Graph 5: Expenditure to date

The financial report for the quarter is attached as Annex 2.

14. Prepared by: Project Management Office

Signed off by: Ms. Sili’a Kilepoa Ualesi

Project Manager

10th

January 2014

Annex 1: Achievements to Date in relation to the Outcome Indicators2

2 These are the revised Indicators from the 2009 MPR in which the achievements-to-date are updated every quarter.re no changes from the previous

quarter, it means that no progress have been received / recorded.)

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Outcome 1: Improved knowledge about RE resources potential and increase the number of successful commercial RE applications on the

ground

Outputs: Completed resource monitoring studies; Feasibility assessments of RE projects; Completed TA for RE system demonstrations;

Operational performance and impacts including income generation from each demonstration project; Adopted quality and technical standards

for RE systems components and their installations.

Output and Impact

Indicators Baseline Scenario Achievement to date Resources Mobilized Impact

1.1. 10 completed

monitoring studies by

2012

HYDROPOWER

No hydrological data available

for Lotofaga, Tafitoala,

Solosolo, Palauli and Fausaga

rivers/streams in Samoa for

potential hydropower

development

Surveyed 6 hydro sites (Lotofaga,

Tafitoala, Solosolo, Palauli and

Fausaga) in Samoa;

i. PIGGAREP funding of Hydro

Technical Supervisor.

ii. Hydro measurement gauges

iii. EPC Personnel

Data collected analyzed (ADB)

and landownership consultation

made, in which Landowner of

Tafitoala and Palauli reject the

idea of a hydropower setup in

their rivers (fear of environmental

damages to their rivers). Faleseela

villagers agree to have the site

developed.

No hydrological data available

for further technical feasibility

study for the Tina River in the

Solomon Islands

Collected hydrological data at Tina

River (for the Tina River

Hydropower Development

Scheme)

i. Hydro measurement gauges

ii. Energy Division Personnel

Data collected leads in

identification of suitable location

and the flow rates and potential

capacity of the scheme. This leads

on to further technical feasibility

studies, including geological

analysis WIND

No wind data being collected

for potential wind power

development

Completed 3 wind monitoring

station in the CI (Mitiaro, Atiu &

Mauke);

Atiu still in operating; Mauke and

Mitiaro not in operation

i. Wind mast plus sensors

ii. REDD Personnel

iii. Funding through GoCI

Data being and are still being

collected at Atiu

No wind data available for

potential wind power

development

Installed 1 wind monitoring station

at Anabar (Nauru);

i. Wind mast plus sensors

ii. Nauru Utility Personnel

iii. Funding from PIGGAREP

iv. TA from Factor 4

Data collected not feasible and

Utility take that into account for any

further monitoring studies

No wind data available for Mt

Fiamoe, Afulilo and Aleipata

Conducted 3 wind monitoring

surveys (Mt Fiamoe, Afulilo and

i. PIGGAREP funds for wind

masts and installation

Data collected being analyzed by

NZAid for a Wind Map of Samoa

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Output and Impact


for potential wind mapping in

Samoa

Aleipata) in Samoa; ii. Institutional set up (

SPREP/Min. of Finance/EPC)

iii. Personnel from

EPC/PIGGAREP

No wind data collected for

Niulakita

Installed 1 wind monitoring station

at Tuvalu (Niulakita);

i. Technical Assistance for data

Analysis

ii. Funding from PIGGAREP

iii. TEC technicians

iv. Institutional set up

(TEC/SPREP)

Wind data being collected

No sufficient wind data

available to plot a wind map

for Vanuatu

Installed 6 wind monitoring

stations in Vanuatu (at Torba,

Malampa, Sanma and Penama,

Shefa and Tafea

i. Funding from PIGGAREP and

IUCN;

ii. Outsourcing of Tasks ( FS);

iii. Institutional set up

(IUCN/PIGGAREP

partnership)

Installation completed and data

being collected electronically and

stored. Energy Unit now in

preparation for doing a wind map of

Vanuatu.

SOLAR

School children in 6 schools

plus nearby communities are

getting water from open well

through lowering buckets on

ropes (manual)

Completed 3 M&E of the Solar

Water Pumping Systems for 3 rural

boarding schools in Kiribati

i. Italian Funding

ii. Solar Water Pumping System

iii. Installation Expertise

iv. Energy Unit Personnel

i. Institutional set-up

(SPREP/Energy Unit)

School children in 6 schools plus

nearby communities are receiving

regular supply of freshwater

Collection of monthly tariff

was really poor and increased

frequency of technical faults

reported by villages

technicians

Conducted field Surveys on Solar

Home Systems in the Tonga to

assessment impact from technical

and financial management training

i. Energy Unit Personnel

ii. PIGGAREP funding

iii. Transports/Logistics

Financial collection of monthly

tariff improves and less technical

faults reported by villages

technicians

1.2. 4 RET application

projects developed by

2015 (II)

School children in 6 schools

plus nearby communities in

Abemama, Abaiang, and Beru Island are fetching

freshwater from well

manually using buckets on

ropes.

Women were having

Installed 6 solar water pumping

systems; 3 in Abemama, 2 in

Abaiang and 1 in Beru Island

i. Italian Funding




Institutional set-up

(SPREP/Energy Unit)



regular supply of freshwater.

Women now have easy access to

water for washing

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Output and Impact


difficulties in fetching water

for washing clothes and

eating utensils.

1.3. 10 completed feasibility studies by 2012 - FS

There were no prior reliable

data on biofuel potential in

Lata and Nangu.

Temotu Coconut Mill Ltd

was producing Coconut Oil

for the local and some for

overseas market and cease

operation since the mid-

2000s

Surveyed biofuel potential in Lata

and Nangu, Solomon Islands.

i. Funding from PIGGAREP

ii. Outsourcing of Feasibility

Study;

iii. Institutional set up

(SIG/PIGGAREP partnership)

Results seem that it is not viable due

to crop infestation. Report

suggested revisiting the site after

two years as of 2010 could be done.

There were no documented

Assessment Report on HH

Energy Use and related issues

in Port Olry, by UNELCO –

hence difficult to assess any

changes to the introduction of

electricity through biofuel to

Port Olry

Completed 1 Household Survey at

Port Olry on the Energy

consumption and related issues

such as the operation of biofuel

generator to provide electricity

i. UNDP/SPC-SOPAC/PPA

personnel

ii. PIGGAREP/FAO Funding

Comprehensive Report on

findings from a socio-economic

household Survey.

Assessment Report capturing

Energy profile of Port Olry taking

into account the use of coconut oil

for electricity production.

Annual copra production for

Kiritimati stands at 1,500 tons

p.a., corresponding to 750,000

litres of biofuel – less than the

requirement for power

generation.

Completed 1 Feasibility Study at

Kiritimati Island in Kiribati Islands

ii. PIGGAREP Funding

iii. TA for FS (Gerhard)

iv. KCML Personnel

Feasibility Study Report

FS Report shows that there is

potential for biofuel production to

cater for power production in

Kiritimati Island if serious

rehabilitation of coconut

plantation is done.

FS Report for Huro and

Rualae done by GTZ in 2006

Not Technical FS available

for Tina River

3 completed hydro FS at Huro,

Tina and Rualae (Solomon Is)

i. PIGGAREP Funding

ii. TA from Hydro Tasmania

iii. Energy Div. Personnel

Updated Feasibility Study Report

s for Huro and Rualae

Hydropower Schemes.

Selling of FS Report for funding

of the schemes from potential

donors (Japan was approached

Not prior studies on the Talise

river for hydrological data

1 completed hydropower FS at

Talise (Vanuatu)

i. PIGGAREP Funding

ii. TA from GHD

iii. Energy Unit Personnel


FS. Report, resulting in Tender of

Talise Scheme for construction by

Pelena Pty (Australia)

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Output and Impact


(IUCN/SPREP/Energy Unit)

In Atiu Island, there were no

wind data relevant for wind

data analysis apart from

meteorological data

1 completed wind monitoring

station installation at Atiu (Cook

Islands)

i. Funding

ii. PIGGAREP Personnel

iii. REDD Personnel

Increased technical resources to

capture data that can contribute to

Cook Islands Wind mapping

No specific report on the

proposal to have grid

connected Solar PV in the EPC

network.

Current Samoa Energy mix is

60% Diesel and 40% RE (

mainly Hydropower

Feasibility study report, EIA

report, Design & Specifications

Report, Tender Documentation

completed for Samoa EPC by

consultants IT Power Ltd.

i. PIGGAREP Funding

ii. TA from IT Power (FS)



EPC/SPREP/MOF)

Enabling on the PEC Fund to

proceed with the Tendering that

identify a Contractor to install a

solar PV Grid connect system (400

kW) and the signing of Agreement

to be finalized soon for construction

work

1.4. 7 FS leads to an

approved, financed

and implemented RET

application projects

by 2012

EIB/WB’s IFC requires full FS

to as prerequisite to

finalization of finances for the

Tina River Hydropower

Development Project

(TRHDP).

Tina River Hydropower scheme FS

(SI)

i. Energy Division Personnel

ii. Technical Assistance

iii. TRHDP Officers

Site identification and Full FS done

leading to finalization of Report and

Landowners consultation done

No secured funding for the

Preliminary proposed Talise

Hydropower scheme

Talise Mini-hydropower project

(Vanuatu)

i. PIGGAREP Funding

ii. TA from GHD



(IUCN/SPREP/Energy Unit)

FS. Report, resulting in Tender of

Talise Scheme for construction by

Pelena Pty (Australia)

Non-availability of technical,

economic and environmental

report on

Rakahanga/Pukapuka/Manihiki

that will enable the PEC Funds

to be used to fund these project


feasibility Report completed and

design tender document to be

tender in 4th

quarter 2012

i. PIGGAREP Funding for TA

ii. Preliminary survey (UNDP)

iii. REDD Personnel

Concept Note accept for a Full

Project Proposal for the PEC Fund

Prior to the FS, there were not

identified funding to take on

from the FS stage (if viable).

The FS was done as means to

attract funding.

Huro Hydropower Scheme

(Solomon Islands)

i. PIGGAREP Funding for TA

ii. Preliminary survey (UNDP)

iii. REDD Personnel

FS Report resulting in ADB taking

up the scheme for possible funding

1.5. 5 completed demo

projects that received

TA from PIGGAREP

by 2012

40% of outer island Tongan

have access to solar PV

lightings

Installation of solar Home System

in outer Islands in Tonga as demo

project in.

i. PIGGAREP Funding/ TA

ii. Village Technicians

iii. Energy Officer

Solar Home systems give access to

light to more than 60% of Tongan

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Output and Impact


No such demonstration for

pico-hydropower in the

Solomons (Energy Office),

hence 70% of public are less

aware of the importance of RE

Pico-hydropower demonstration

project in Solomon Islands

i.. Pico-hydropower set up

ii. PIGGAREP funding and TA

iii. Energy Officer

RE Demo serves to encourage

rural SI to think renewable.

50% of t rural Solomon Islanders

are learning from the demo.

40% School student are using the

center for research purposes

No wind data available for Mt.

Fiamoe, Afulilo and Aleipata

for potential wind mapping in

Samoa.

3 Samoa Wind Monitoring Survey

completed

i. PIGGAREP funds for hardware

and installation

ii. Institutional set up (

SPREP/Min. of Finance/EPC)

iii. EPC/PIGGAREP TA

Data collected being analyzed by NZAid for a Wind Map of Samoa

1.6. 221 kW installed and

integrated into

existing and new

power systems by

2012

Women and school students

do not have access to

improved lightings for night

study and night handicraft

making.

7.8 kW of grid connected

systems at Nauru,

86 kW of grid connected PV

installed in Tuvalu

51.7 kWp grid connected PV

system installed in Niue

Total (NA,TV,NU) = 145.5 kW

i. Nauru Utility/TEC and NPC

Personnel


(installation)

iii. PIGGAREP funded personnel

(Niue)

Reduction in Fossil fuel

consumption and GHG emission

( NUC/TEC/NPC)

Women and school students have

access to improved lightings for

night study and night handicraft

making

Minimal or no access to

modern lighting in

communities and schools.

Less time to produce

handicraft

11.8 kW of PV (Stand alone in

Rural Secondary Schools) and 6

kW of biodiesel and 2.5kW

Santa Ana Solar Home Systems

installed in the SI.

Total (SI) = 20.3 kW

i. SIG, Taiwanese, Italian

PIGGAREP Funding

ii. Energy Division Officers

iii. Contractors ( installation)




access to modern lighting and

improved health from kerosene

fume

Household saving from kerosene

School have access to lighting at

night for student night study

Clinics have access to light for

in-house patients and cooling of

vaccines

Minimal or no access to

modern lighting in

communities and schools.

Less time to produce

handicraft

6 kW of solar home systems

and 0.3 kW of solar street lights

installed in Tonga.

52 (320Wp) solar home system

installed in Lofanga, Tonga

i. Energy Unit Technicians

ii. Solar Home Systems funding

iii. Town Officers

iv. Village Technicians


access to modern lighting and

improved health from kerosene

fume

Household saving from kerosene

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Output and Impact


(IUCN funded) = 3.2kW

Total (TO) = 9.5 kW

School have access to lighting at

night for student night study

Savings from kerosene.

Public lighting provide mobility

and security in village

1.7. 2 RESCOs / IPPs

engaged in the RET

demo projects by

2012

No or limited access to

spare part by village

technician and outer

islanders and other village

solar electrified

communities resulting

delayed-fault fixing

1 electrical contractors in Tonga

engaged in RESCO (Kingdom

Energy is now registered and in

RE business in Tonga).

i. Energy Unit Technicians

ii. Own Capital funding

Access to spare part by village

technician and outer islanders

and other village solar electrified

communities- hence provide

efficient backup.

2 IPPs from Samoa approved

by Cabinet to produce and sell

power

i. Min of Finance

ii. EPC Management

iii. Cabinet of Samoa

Improved and efficient

electricity production and

distribution

1.8. 16,000 additional

people in PICs served

with RE through the

demo projects by

2012

Communities have limited or

no access at all to modern

lighting that can be used for

night studies by school

children and handicraft

Additional 450 plus people

served by the installed demo

project in Tonga.

i. GoT /PIGGAREP Funding

ii. Energy/Village Technicians

iii. Town Officers

Communities have access to modern

lighting that are accessible to

School children to do homework at

night and handicraft making by

women

1000 people at Santo served

with RE from the new

additional Sarakata capacity.

i. Energy Unit

ii. UNELCO technicians

iii. Japanese rehabilitation funding

Improved power generation, give

spin-off such as road improvement

in and around the distribution area,

hence further spin-offs to improved

rural businesses to urban centers.

There were no electricity

supply to Motufoua Secondary

School

Energy needs of the 600

students and 30 staff at the

Motufoua Secondary School of

Tuvalu are now served from

their 46 kW renewable energy

supply.

i. TEC Personnel/technicians


(installation)

iii. PIGGAREP funded training

iv. Hardware funding






making

The 1,500 people of Niue were

getting electricity from diesel The renewable electricity

generated by Niue’s 51.7 kWp

installation is now reaching the

i. NPC Personnel


(installation)



(NPC)

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Output and Impact


1,500 people of Niue. iii. PIGGAREP funded personnel

(Niue)

iv. EU Funding (hardware)

Improved light and cost efficient

operation by NPC

School student in rural

community High school

have no access to modern

lighting to do night studies

Teacher have no access to

printing and using

computers for school work

Women and men do not

have access to handicraft

and making and carving at

night

6,120 (6,000 student & 120

staff and families) more people

having access to electricity in

Solomon through Solar PV

electrification in Secondary

schools and rural communities

300 people in Gupuna village in

Santa Ana Island in the

Solomon Islands have access to

modern light from Solar PV

i. Italian & Austrian funded

Solar PV systems

ii. PIGGAREP and SIG funding

iii. Energy Officers/technicians

iv. PIGGAREP Solar PV

Trainings

School student in rural

community High school have

access to modern lighting to do

night studies

Teacher have access to printing

and using computers for school

work

Women and men have access to

handicraft and making and

carving at night

School children in Gupuna

village have access to night

studies at home

Saving on kerosene cost for HH

More than 3000 people in the

rural area of Kiribati were

fetching water from well

manually

3000+ more people having

access to water through Solar

Water Pump in the rural

boarding schools in Kiribati

i. Italian Funding




v. Institutional set-up

(SPREP/Energy Unit)





water for washing.

1.9. 14 PURE projects

including social

services (schools,

health, centres,

telecommunication,

etc.) in PICs designed

and implemented by

2012

Less than 60% or rural

Tongan population have

access to modern lighting


consumption and GHG

emission (TEC)

Women and school students

have access to improved

lightings for night study and

night handicraft making (in

TO, TV)

Nearly 95 % of rural

community high school in

the Solomon Islands do not

3 Demo projects identified (Tonga

- SHS, Tuvalu – School

electrification and Solomon Islands

- Schools electrifications).

i. PIGGAREP Funding/ TA

ii. Village Technicians

iii. Energy Officer/TEC

technicians

Solar Home systems give access

to light to more than 60% of

rural and remote Tongan

population



(TEC)




making.

More than 600 school students

and more than 60 teachers in the


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Output and Impact


have access to electricity modern lighting from Solar PV

High consumption of fossil

fuel by NUC

No trained RE Officer

within NUC to manage

solar lighting and solar PV

grid connect to effectively

improve lighting and cost

effective operation.

1 school (Nauru College) installed

with a grid connected RE system

and Solar PV Street-lighting for

Nauru streets (150 lights);

i. Nauru Government and Nauru

Utility

ii. Taiwanese funding

iii. PIGGAREP funding for RE

Officer training



(NUC)


operation by NUC

Poor and ineffective school

administration operation

due to non-availability of

power for printing and

other related school

operation.

No trained solar PV

technicians for Basic O&M

of solar PV system

2 schools installed with solar PV in

the Tonga demo project;

i. Funding

ii. Energy Technicians ( trained

by PIGGAREP)

iii. Energy Officer

Improved power for school office

equipment hence efficient school

operation

6 schools plus nearby

communities in Abemama,

Abaiang, and Beru Island

are fetching freshwater from

well manually using buckets

on ropes.

Women were having

difficulties in fetching water

for washing clothes and

eating utensils.

Installed 6 solar water pumping

systems; 3 in Abemama, 2 in

Abaiang and 1 in Beru Island

i. Italian Funding




v. Institutional set-up

(SPREP/Energy Unit)

6 schools plus nearby

communities are receiving



water for washing.

School administrations are

efficient in the basic school

operation

Niue Power Corporation is

generating 100% of diesel

for its power generation

There were no electricity

supply to Motufoua

Secondary School

1 secondary school each in Niue

and Tuvalu installed with RE;

i. TEC and NPC Personnel


(installation)

iii. PIGGAREP funded personnel

(Niue)

iv. Hardware funding (Japanese-

Tuvalu)



(NPC)


operation by NPC




making in Motufoua School in

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Output and Impact


Tuvalu

~98 % or Rural community

high Schools in the Solomon

Islands have no access to

electricity.

Gupuna village communities

uses kerosene lamps for

lighting

17 Secondary schools installed

with solar PV in the SI, and

Gupuna Village in Santa Ana

(SI) served with 2.5kWp of

SHS

i. Italian & Austrian and

Taiwanese funded Solar PV

systems

ii. Energy Officers/technicians

iii. PIGGAREP Solar PV

Trainings

iv. PIGGAREP Installation cost

(Santa Ana)

School administrations are


operation due to saving on

electricity bills

Improved vaccine preservation

in Aola Clinic

Solar Home systems give access

to light to more than 40% of

Santa Ana population




making

1.10. 10 completed

training courses /

workshops by 2012

RET Application workshop for SIS

completed,

i. Resources Personnel

ii. PIGGAREP funding/travel

Improved technical knowledge on

RET (Solar, Wind and Biomass)

technologies by PIC representatives

5 national training workshops

completed in Tonga ; plus 5

separate Financial Management

Training Workshop conducted for

5 RESCOS in Tonga



iii. PIGGAREP PMO Staff

Town Officers and Village

technicians are well-versed on

the Basic Operation and

Maintenance of SHS



the Financial management of

tariff collected from HH

1 Regional PV workshop

completed in Tonga with 5 follow

up national workshops in Kiribati

(2), Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu

1 RESCO Manager Training

Workshop in Nadi Fiji

1 Gender mainstreaming

Workshop in Nadi, Fiji







Maintenance of SHS and

management of finances of the

RESCOs

RESCO Manger Help File and

User Manual Develop.

Gender sensitized Logframe

completed from the original

ProDoc Logframe

Completed 1 regional grid- i. Resources Personnel Energy and Utility Officers from 11

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Output and Impact


connected workshop at Niue and 1

follow-up Workshop on Lessons

Learnt from Niue Solar Grid-

connect



PIGGAREP PICs (except FJ and

PNG) gained substantial technical

knowledge on Grid-connected solar

PV systems

2 in-country training on solar PV

maintenance for Western, Central

and Easter region secondary

schools in Solomon Is.



iii. PIGGAREP PMO Staff and

Energy Officers

Rural Community School

teachers/representative and Village

technicians are well-versed on the

Basic Operation and Maintenance of

solar PV systems

Training on the installation of the

solar streetlights in Nauru for

Nauru Utility Renewable Energy

staff,

i. PIGGAREP Funding for travel

to Tonga by NUC REO

ii. Taiwanese funding.

iii. PIGGAREP PMO Staff and

Tongan Energy Unit as

resources people

NUC RE Officer gained basic

substantial technical knowledge on

the basic operation and installation

of Solar Home systems

Training of the responsible officers

at the rural boarding schools in

Kiribati was conducted during the

installation of solar water pump

systems.


ii. PIGGAREP funding for the

installation

iii. Energy Unit staff

Energy Officers and relevant School

staff gained basic substantial

technical knowledge on the basic

operation and installation of Solar

water pumping systems

1.11. 200 trained people

on RE assessments

and RE system

design, installation

and O&M by 2012

27 participants in the RET

Application workshop for SIS.

92 people participated in the 5

Financial Management training

workshops in Tonga.

52 participants in the Tonga

national RE workshops,

15 in the regional PV workshop

in Niue with 37 in the follow up

national workshops.

25 people (school teachers and

community leaders) training on

Solar PV O&M in Western,

Central and Eastern region of

SI

11 PIC Coordinators plus 4

i. Resources personnel

ii. Government Funding

iii. PIGGAREP Funding/travel

iv. PIGGAREP PMO

v. PIC Energy Offices/Utility

Officer

vi. IUCN (Energy)/ SPC

(Energy)

vii. Training kits




Maintenance of SHS (Tonga),

resulting in well-kept and

smooth operation of the systems



the Financial management of

tariff collected from HH

(Tonga), resulting in improved

collection

Energy and Utility Officers from

11 PIGGAREP PICs (except FJ

and PNG) gained substantial

technical knowledge on Grid-

connected solar PV systems in

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Output and Impact


(RMI & Palau & Samoa IUCN

coordinators) 8 representatives

from (PIGGAREP, IUCN, SPC,

UNDP,) and 5 SEIAPI

members trained on RE

Installation Guidelines

6 responsible officers trained

during the installation of solar

water pump systems, in Kiribati

Niue, resulting in gradual uptake

and/or consideration of similar

approaches in these countries


teachers/representative and

Village technicians are well-

versed on the Basic Operation

and Maintenance of solar PV

systems in the Solomon Islands,

resulting in smooth operation of

the systems

Substantial knowledge on

Installation Guidelines for RE

acquired by 11 PIC Coordinators

plus 4 (RMI & Palau & Samoa

IUCN coordinators) 8

representatives from

(PIGGAREP, IUCN, SPC,

UNDP,) and 5 SEIAPI members.

This give rise to standard being

adhered to

Energy Officers and relevant

School staff gained basic

substantial technical knowledge

on the basic operation and

installation of Solar water

pumping systems in Kiribati,

resulting in smooth, fault-free

operation of the systems and

normal operation and

maintenance expected


establish own RE

business by 2012

Henry Mahoa of the Solomon Is

has established the Pidgin

Holdings Ltd in the Solomon Is.

AMCOR Electrical in Solomon

Islands braches into RE (Solar

PV)

i. PIGGAREP Funded training

Workshops and site visits

ii. Company’s own resources

iii. Partnership with SPREP

Increased commercialization of

RE sales and Services in the S,

PNG, Tonga and Kiribati

Increased uptake and

widespread use of RE in the

countries

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Output and Impact


Garaio Gafiye of PNG has now

established own RE business as

Clean Energy Solutions.

Feáo Teutau of Tonga

established the Kingdom

Energy.

Terubentau’s RE Services

Company in Kiribati (DS

Power)

Improved standard of

installation and RE services in

the countries

Promotes reduction in cost of

RE sales and services in the

countries


projects designed,

implemented,

operated and managed

by local RE experts

by 2012

Willies Electrical and Solar Power

designing and implementing Iumi

Solar Project in Rural communities

i. Funding from Aid donors

ii. Technical expertise from

Willies Electrical

iii. Partnership with Energy

Division (SIG)

Solar Home Systems Project for

Rural communities (Iumi Solar

Project) in the Solomon Islands

designed, operated and managed by

Willies Electrical and Solar Power.

Village and outer Islands RESCOs

designed, operated and managed

by village technicians and town

officers in Tonga

i. Energy Officers/technicians

ii. PIGGAREP Funding for

trainings

iii. Village technicians and Town

Officers

5 Tongan RESCOs operate and

manage the RET application

projects

1.14. 2 draft quality and

technical standards on

grid-connected solar

PV system

components and

installations

1 draft RE Guideline, developed by

the Sustainable Energy Industries

Association of the Pacific Islands

(SEIAPI) on Design and

Installation of Grid connected and

Off-grid connected solar PV

systems for the Pacific Islands;

i. PIC technical expertise and

experiences

ii. Sustainable Energy Solution

(Australia) technical and

administrative support

iii. PIGGAREP/SIEAPI

Partnership

Most SIEAPI Member adopted and

started using the Standard and

Guideline, giving rise to

coordinated RET used and

importation

1 drafted Standards and Installation

Guidelines for Solar Home

Systems for Tonga.

i. Energy Unit Officers


Improved RE installation in

communities and in the general

application in Tonga.

1.15. 1 technical

standard on solar grid-

connect approved by

2012

Sustainable Energy Industries

Association of the Pacific

(SIEAPI) RE Installation

Guidelines (including Solar grid

connect approved) in 2012

i. PIC technical expertise and

experiences

ii. Sustainable Energy Solution

(Australia) technical and

administrative support

iii. PIGGAREP/SIEAPI

Partnership

Improved RE solar grid connected

installation in communities in the

PICs.

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Outcome 2: Expansion of the market for RET applications

Outputs

Portfolio of new feasible RE projects; Completed training courses on local manufacturing and repair of RET system components; Completed

technical assistance on the local manufacturing of RET system components; New manufacturers and supplier of RET system components in the

PICs; RE Experts/Units established in power utilities of the PICs; New RESCOs established in the PICs; Completed training of rural residents

on basic O&M of RET system installations and components

Output and Impact


2.1. 5 technically feasible

RE projects in the

PICs identified and

studied by 2012

1 study has been completed

(Motofoua grid-connected PV

project at Vaitupu, Tuvalu)

i. Italian funding

ii. IUCN – scoping mission

iii. TEC management

iv. Energy Officers

Completed feasibility study resulted

in a 46 kW grid-connected system

proposed for Motofoua Secondary

School

Talise hydropower feasibility study

in Vanuatu was completed with

Final Report submitted in

Feb2010.

i. FS study – PIGGAREP funding

ii. Construction – IUCN

iii. Energy Unit officers

Talise Review study completed and

tender for constructed resulted in

Pelena Pty ltd contracted to build

the project

3 completed hydro FS at Huro,

Tina and Rualae (Solomon Is)

identified and studied

i. SIG funding for feasibility

study

ii. Energy and TRHDP Officers

Completed study attracted

funding from EIB/IFC (TRHDP)

Completed Huro FS put forward

for international donor funding

3 feasibility studies conducted for

the Rakahanga, Pukapuka and

Manihiki Projects in for

preparation of tender documents

for system designs in the cook

Islands

i. PIGGAREP funding for Pre-

feasibility studies

ii. REDD technician/Officers

3 completed feasibility studies

identified for PEC funding

1 feasibility study on Solar PV grid

connect system designing

completed for EPC in Samoa

i. PIGGAREP funding for

feasibility studies

ii. EPC RE Officers

iii. MOF Officers

Completed feasibility study

attracted PEC funding and is on a

tender for construction

2.2. 2 viable RE projects in

the PICs designed and

prepared for donors,

financiers and

investors by 2012

3 feasibility studies conducted for

the Rakahanga, Pukapuka and

Manihiki Projects in for

preparation of tender documents

for system designs in the cook

i. PIGGAREP funding for Pre-

feasibility studies

ii. REDD technician/Officers

3 completed feasibility study

completed and prepared for PEC

funding

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Output and Impact


Islands

Tina Hydropower in the Solomon

Islands is in the process of

preparing Request for Proposals

for interested investors to finance

the construction of the hydropower

plant and relevant components

i. SIG funding for feasibility

study

ii. Energy and TRHDP Officers

Completed feasibility study for the

TRHDP enables the Project for

designing and preparation for EIB

and IFC funding

1 feasibility study on Solar PV grid

connect system designing

completed for EPC in Samoa


feasibility studies

ii. EPC RE Officers

iii. MOF Officers

Completed FS enabled PEC funding

to be secure for installation of

400kW grid-connect.

2.3. 8 funded and

implemented RE

projects by 2012

1 study has been completed

(Motofoua) grid-connected PV

project at Vaitupu, Tuvalu)

i. Italian funding

ii. IUCN – scoping mission

iii. TEC management/Energy

Officers

Viability of the project resulted in

the funding for installation

Italian government funding solar

PV for 17 selected secondary

schools in the Solomon Islands.

i. Italian Gov’t funding

ii. PIGGAREP funding for

training

iii. Energy Officers/technicians

17 secondary schools in the


modern lighting for studies

Santa Ana Solar PV Electrification

Pilot Project in the Solomon

Islands Phase one- funded by SIG

i. SIG funding for hardware

ii. PIGGAREP funding for

installation

iii. Energy Officer

iv. Contractor (installation)

50 Santa Ana households have solar

PV installed and in operation

Japanese Government through the

Pacific Energy Community (PEC)

Fund is funding 400KW Grid

connected Solar PV System for

Samoa


feasibility studies

ii. EPC RE Officers

iii. MOF Officers

Completed FS attracted PEC

funding for installation of 400kW

grid-connect.

2.4. USD 13 million of

investments in new RE

installations by 2012

A discussion of a more than USD

80 million hydropower project at

Tina in the Solomon Is in the phase

II of the project

i. SIG/Energy Office Technical viability of the project

attracted funding from EIB and IFC

Japanese Government through the

Pacific Energy Community (PEC)

Fund is funding 400KW Grid

connected Solar PV System for

WS (USD4m) solar PV for CK

i. WS, CK, NR, TV, SB and FJ

National Government

ii. PEC Fund Management

iii. PIGGAREP PMO

Projects feasibility studies Reports

buy-in for the PEC Funding

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Output and Impact


(USD1m), solar powered salt water

desalination for NR (USD4m) and

TV (USD4m) and solar home

systems for Solomon Islands

(USD4m) and Fiji (USD4.3m).

2.5. 2 completed training

courses/workshops on

the manufacturing and

repair of RET system

components by 2012

5 national trainings conducted in

Tonga on repairs and maintenance

of solar home systems

i. Energy technicians


Workshop participants are well-

versed with technical knowledge

and the basic skills in repair of basic

solar home systems

2.6. 50 trained people on

manufacturing or

repair of RET system

components by 2012

52 people trained on solar home

systems in Tonga.

25 people (school teachers and

community leaders) training on

Solar PV O&M in Western,

Central and Eastern region of

Solomon Is

15 in the regional PV workshop

in Niue with 37 in the follow up

regional and national

workshops.


ii. Government Funding

iii. PIGGAREP Funding/travel

iv. PIGGAREP PMO

v. PIC Energy Offices/Utility

Officer/ SPC (Energy)

Training kit




Maintenance of SHS (Tonga),

resulting in well-kept and

smooth operation of the systems


teachers/representative and

Village technicians are well-

versed on the Basic Operation

and Maintenance of solar PV

systems in the Solomon Islands,

resulting in smooth operation of

the systems

Energy and Utility Officers from

11 PIGGAREP PICs (except FJ

and PNG) gained substantial

technical knowledge on Grid-

connected solar PV systems in

Niue, resulting in gradual uptake

and/or consideration of similar

approaches in these countries


engaged in the

manufacture or repair

of RET systems

components by 2012

2.8. 2 RET application Willies Electrical in SI doing i. Funding from Aid donors Locally assembled RE components

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Output and Impact


projects in the PICs

employing locally

manufactured /

assembled components

by 2012

assembling of batteries and CFL

lighting (Mama’s Lamp) for rural

user in SI


Willies Electrical


Division (SIG)

employed by Willies electrical in

the Solomon Islands

2.9. 1 commercially viable

equipment

manufacturers/

fabricators / suppliers

of RET system

components in the

PICs by 2012


Company in the Solomon Islands



Willies Electrical


Division (SIG)

Willies Electrical became

commercially viable supplier of

Mama’s Lamp in SI

2.10. USD 50,000 of sales

of locally

manufactured/fabricat

ed RE system

components in the

PICs by 2012


manufactured/fabricated and sold

USD5000 worth of Mama’s lamp

at the local and internationally

(Kiribati)



Willies Electrical


Division (SIG)

Improved and consistent sales in

Mama’s lamp by Willies Electrical

and Solar Power

2.11. 3 power utilities in

the PICs that have RE

Advisers/Units by

2012

PPA recruited an EU-funded

RE Adviser to work for the

member power utilities.

The Electric Power Corporation

(EPC) of Samoa recruited a

Renewable Energy Officer in

2008 and in May 2009

employed a wind power

engineer and a hydro field

supervisor.

Nauru Utility Authority

recruited 1 RE Officer.

In the month of September’10

NZAID assigned AECOM for a

two-week inception visit of

Tuvalu to specify the 18-month

assignment of an expatriate

REEE Manager to TEC.

5 Consultants from NZ were

i. PIC Government funding

ii. Donor Partners’ TA

iii. Energy/Power Utility

Managements

RE Advisers and RE Units set ups

gives avenue for the systematic

speedy uptake and incorporation of

RET in to the Power Utilities’

generation mix

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Output and Impact


recruited as of March 2011 to

set up the REEEU and the

proceeding management set

ups.

Te ApongaUira (TAU) of the

Cook Islands recruited a RE

Adviser.

2.12. 1 power utility with

corporate-approved

business plans that

include RE utilization

and marketing

activities by 2012

Completed study for the

establishment of a RE & EE Unit

at the Tuvalu Electricity

Corporation.

Increased RE activities at the

Tuvalu Electric Corporation

2.13. 3% increase in the

financing / budget of

power utility for RE

in power generation in

the PICs by 2012

[Check with Utilities]

2.14. 1 commercially viable RESCOs in the PICs by 2012

1 electrical contractor in Tonga

established as a RESCO. The

Vaai Outer Islands Solar

Electrification Committee was

established and registered in

Tonga.

Solar Home Systems Project for

Rural communities (Yumi Solar

Project) in the Solomon Islands

designed, operated and

managed by Willies Electrical

and Solar Power.

KSEC, operating solar PV

systems in Kiribati, has been

commercially viable

i. Company’s own

funding

ii. Countries; Energy

Officers

Increased sales and services by the

locally established RESCOs in

Tonga, SI and Kiribati


courses/ workshops on

basic O&M of RET

system installations

2 PV training workshops

completed at Tongatapu,

Nukuálofa.

4 national trainings conducted

i. PICs Energy Officers

ii. Resources personnel

iii. PIGGAREP funding for

TA and travel

Completed 16 national and 1

regional workshops on basic O&M

of RET system installations and

components

36

Output and Impact


and components by 20

12

in Tonga on repairs and

maintenance of solar home

systems

1 Regional PV workshop

completed in Tonga with 5

follow-up national workshops

in Kiribati (2), Samoa, Tonga

and Tuvalu.

Workshops on basic O&M of

RET system installations and

components in Kiribati, SI,

Nauru and Tuvalu.

1 completed O&M of Solar PV

in Santa Ana (Solomon Is)

2.16. 80 trained rural

residents on basic

O&M of RET system

installations and

components by 2012

79 people trained on solar street

lights and solar water pumps in

rural villages in Tonga.

11 people trained on the solar

PV integrated system (Tuvalu)

25 trained rural residents on

O&M of basic solar PV

Systems in the Western,

Choisuel, Malaita, Guadalcanal,

Makira and Temotu Provinces

of Solomon Is.

2 local technicians in Santa Ana

trained on basic O&M of Solar

PV (Solomon Is)


systems in Tonga


ii. Energy Office staff and

technicians

iii. PIGGAREP funding (SI

and TO)

Increased and enhanced technical

knowledge to169 rural residents on

the basic O&M of solar PV systems

installations and component

2.17. 6 trained rural

residents that are

actually operating

and/or maintaining

RET system

25 solar PV Basics trained local

in Rural Solomon Islands

Community High School

operate and maintain solar PV

system in schools.


ii. Energy Office staff and

technicians

iii. PIGGAREP funding (SI

and TO)

79 rural residents trained and

operating/maintaining solar PV

systems in Tonga and Solomon

Islands

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Output and Impact


installations and

components in rural

areas in the PICs by

2012

2 locally trained village base

technicians for the Santa Ana

Solar Home System, in the

Solomon Islands


systems in Tonga

Outcome 3: Enhancement of institutional capacity to design and implement RE

Outputs

Adopted national energy/climate change mitigation plan that includes RE projects; Established national energy coordinating systems and

mechanisms that include the private sector; Completed institutional capacity development program; Plan for Energy Offices

(Departments/Units) with clear mandates and sufficient resources; Updated database and an energy resource data gathering system; National

Energy Balance; Updated regional synthesis of the energy sector GHG emission inventory

Output and Impact

indicators Baseline Scenario Achievement to date Resources Mobilized Impacts

3.1. 2 PICs that have

National

Energy/Climate

Change Plans and

Energy Laws and

Policies in place and

enforced by 2011

The Kiribati National Energy

Policy. Consultations on a draft

action plan for the Gilbert

Group completed. A national biofuel policy for

Fiji Review and draft of Niue’s

Climate Change Policy. Nauru climate change policy Samoa Climate Change Sector

Plan; Solomon Islands National

Climate Change Policy in July

2012

i. Energy Officers

ii. Technical assistance (drafting

of Policies and CC plans)

iii. Donor and Government

funding.

Improved and comprehensive

National Energy and Climate

Change Policies and Regulations

strengthen and enforces the

implementation of action plans

3.2. 2 PICs have set GHG

emissions reduction

and/or RE utilization

Tonga in 2008 adopted a RE

(power sector) target of 50% by

2012

i. Energy Offices

ii. Prime Minister’s Office

iii. PIC Utilities

Established RE targets by 7 PICs

increased the momentum for speedy

implementation of RE programs in

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Output and Impact


targets by 2011 Tuvalu is aiming for 100% by

2020. PIGGAREP RE paper to the

PEMM highlighted the

importance of having voluntary

and achievable targets. Cook Islands setting 100% RE

by 2020 Samoa to be carbon neutral by

2020 Vanuatu to by 25% RE by 2012 Nauru setting 50% RE by 2015 Niue set to be 100% RE by

2015

PICs

3.3. 3 PICs that annually

prepare their national

energy balance based

on regularly collected

energy supply and

consumption data by

2010

Nauru assisted by SOPAC to

establish its Energy Database.

Energy Supply and

Consumption Data collected for

the GHG inventory chapter of

the PICs’ UNFCCC National

Communications.

Samoa updates its National

Energy Database and balance

annually;

i. Energy Officers

ii. SOPAC Energy

2 PICs have the capacity and

resources to report on GHG

emission and the baseline for energy

planning

3.4. 1 PIC with annual

earmarked budget

allocations for RET-

related training in

national energy plans

starting 2009

3.5. 3 PICs with

established national

coordination system &

mechanism on energy

matters that include the

private sector by 2010

Solomon Islands Cabinet

approved the formation of a

Biofuel Task Force. SI

Customs, Finance and Energy

Divisions implementation of an

endorsed Cabinet Paper to

allow 100% Duty and Tax

i. SB, TO, WS & FJ cabinets

ii. Energy Officers

Increased coordination and

improved Public-Private Partnership

with regards to energy matters

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Output and Impact


Exemptions to Private and

Government RET projects

A Cabinet sub-committee on

RE established in Tonga in

March 2008, following the

revival of the National Energy

Committee in 2008. Fiji established a biofuel task

force. Samoa established with cabinet

approval a High Level National

Energy Coordinating

Committee in the Ministry of

Finance in 2010. Members of

NECC include a private sector

representative; Samoa also has

an existing Petroleum License

Task Force responsible for

issuance and renewal of

petroleum license 3.6. 3 proposed energy

policies and laws in -

each year that were

deliberated through the


energy coordinating

system and

mechanisms starting

2010 until 2012

Regulations for the Tonga RE

Act being put in place and

finalized through the National

Energy Committee, hence the

RE standard by and Installation

Guideline for Tonga

i. Energy Office

ii. Attorney General’s Chambers

Promoted collective decision on

drafted National Energy and CC

Policies and regulations

3.7. Average of 3 energy

policies and laws in -

each year that were

approved through the


energy coordinating

system and

mechanisms by 2012

40

Output and Impact


3.8. 8 competitive

procurement processes

each year for goods &

services in the context

of national energy

activities where

relevant national focal

points are represented

in starting 2008

Tender for the supply of solar

home systems for Mango and

Moúngaóne in Tonga. Tender for the supply of solar

home systems for Motufoua PV

in Tuvalu, Tender for the feasibility study

for Talise hydropower scheme Tender for the supply of solar

home systems for 4 activities in

the Solomon Islands were

through competitive

procurement processes 2 Tenders for the supply and

installation of wind monitoring

devices in Vanuatu and

Solomon Islands. 1 local tender for installation of

Community SHS in Solomon

Islands 6 tender for production of RE

DVD documentary for each of

the following countries SB, VU,

FJ, WS, TO, CK and NU. 1 tender for production of RE

DVD documentaries for PG,

TV, NA and KR PEC Fund PV systems

procurement and installation

tender by Fiji government

tender board.

1 tender for the FS and system

design for the Samoa PECF

Solar PV Grid connected

system

Completion of tendering for

10,000 Fiji Government funded

i. Energy Offices

(PICs)

ii. PIGGAREP PMO

iii. PIGGAREP Funding

Promotes transparency and enhance

quality services and goods for 21

national energy activities in the

PICs since 2008

41

Output and Impact


RESCO SHS

1 tender for the FS on biofuel

for Kiritimati Island (Kiribati)

1 Tender for a Feasibility study,

EIA, Design & Specifications,

Tender Documentation

completed by consultants IT

Power Ltd. for Samoa

1 tender for a Feasibility study

for


in Cook Islands

3.9. 1 RET

projects/programs with

parallel funding and/or

cost sharing by 2012;

Biomass Gasification to

produce 500kW power for

Samoa (Australian-Samoa

Partnership on climate change

i. MNRE Officers

ii. EPC RE Officers

iii. AusAid funding

Increased collaboration to

mobilize the establishment of a

Biomass Gasifier in Samoa

Vanuatu Wind Monitoring

Project

i. IUCN/PIGGAREP equal cost

sharing

ii. PIGGAREP PMO

iii. Energy Officer/technicians

iv. Clay Engineering (Contractor)

Promotes close partnership in

insuring wind monitoring in

Vanuatu is progressed


courses/workshops on

energy planning and

energy project

coordination and

management

(EP&EPC/M) by 2012

1 completed regional training

workshop on EP&EPC in

December 2010 1 completed EP& EPC/M in

July 2011 in Rarotonga 1 completed regional training

workshop of UNDP Project

coordinators on EP&EPC/M 1 completed Planning

Workshop on Project Planning,

Coordination and management

(SPREP CC team) 1 completed training workshop

by PACC project for CC team

at SPREP


ii. PIGGAREP PMO

iii. PIC Energy Offices

Increased number of Energy

planning and Energy Project

Coordination and Management

trainings and workshops

amongst the PICs

3.11. 6 trained people 35 trained people on i. Resources personnel Enhance capacity of PICs energy

42

Output and Impact


on EP&EPC/M by

2012

EP&EPC/M from the PIC ii. PIGGAREP PMO

iii. PIC Energy Offices

officers on Energy Planning and

coordination and management


that work on

EP&EPC/M either in

the government or in

the private sector in

the PICs by 2012

More than 5 people involved in

the implementation of Tonga’s

national energy / climate

change mitigation plan Climate Change Team (11

people) at SPREP all work on

EP&EPC/M through the

national coordinators at the

national level All 11 PIGGAREP National

coordinators work on

EP&EPC/M in their respective

governments

i. Government CC and Energy

Offices

ii. Regional CC and Energy

Offices

Increased number (27) of trained

people on EP&EPC/M working

in government and private

sectors in the PICs

3.13. 6 successfully

implemented energy

projects, in general,

and RET system

application projects, in

particular that were

planned, coordinated,

or managed by trained

EP & EPC/M people

in the PICs by 2012

Vanuatu Wind Monitoring

Project (Wind Monitoring

Installation) SI Tina Hydropower scheme

engaged 3 local to coordinate

the Project Hydro Data Collection Program

by Samoa EPC in Partnership

with MNRE

i. Government CC and Energy

Offices

ii. Regional CC and Energy

Offices

Enhanced good project coordination

and management principles when

implementing:

i. Vanuatu Wind

Monitoring Project

ii. TRHDP Project; and

iii. Hydro Data Collection

Program

3.14. 3 PICs with clear

mandates by Act of

Parliaments by 2010

3 Energy Planners and 3 Energy

Officers positions established

and filled at the Tonga Energy

Division in early 2009. National Energy Coordinating

Committee established in

Samoa as endorsed by the

cabinet in 2010

i. Government Energy Office

Promotes effective

organizational structure for

improved and coordinated

Energy planning

3.15. 3 PICs with EOs

equipped with updated

databases for planning

and policy making by

Samoa’s energy database

reviewed and revised by

SOPAC in 2008. Annual

reviews are carried out with


ii. Planning Ministry

iii. Prime Minister Office

Promotes quality and

coordinated Energy planning

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Output and Impact


2010 assistance provided by SPC,

completed 4 reviews (2000-

2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) 3.16. 3 PICs with EOs

coordinating the

implementation of

their respective

country’s national

energy/climate change

mitigation plan by

2010

Fiji had recruited a data entry

clerk to support its data base

work. Samoa continues to coordinates

the implementation of its

national energy policy and is

now coordinating formulation

of energy sector plan and

program (including reviewing

national energy policy and plan)

and its climate change sector

plan.




Promotes quality and

coordinated Energy and CC

mitigation Action Plan(s)

3.17. Average of 3

energy policies

formulated / revised

each year by the EO in

each PIC starting 2010

The Renewable Energy

Amendment Act 2010 is

currently reviewing through

Tonga Energy Roadmap

Initiative utilizing REEEP

funding Vanuatu Energy Road Map

Initiated Energy Supply and

Consumption Data collected for

the GHG inventory chapter of

the PICs’ UNFCCC National

Communications.




Enhanced updated energy

policies annually in PICs

Energy Offices

Promotes formulation of

quality energy policies in

PICs’ Energy Offices

3.18. 8 additional EO

positions funded by

national government

budgets by 2012

1 Energy coordinator recruited

in Cook Islands for the PEC

Fund coordination 1 Senior Energy Officer

recruited for Samoa in 2010

i. Public Services Departments

ii. Energy Offices

Increased capacity to handle

energy matters in the PICs

3.19. 2 national energy

databases reviewed

and revised by 2010

Samoa Energy database

reviewed and revised in 2010

and 2011 with SPC.

i. Energy Offices

ii. SPC Energy Offices and

SPREP

Enhanced updated energy database

annually in PICs Energy Offices

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Output and Impact


3.20. 3 PICs maintain /

update and use their

national energy

database every year

starting 2009

Samoa update its national

energy database yearly in 2009

and 2010

i. Energy Officers


SPREP

Enhanced maintained and updated

energy database annually in PICs

Energy Offices

3.21. 2 completed

workshops on energy

data gathering system

and operation and

maintenance of the

energy database

Regional energy database

workshop in 2010 in

partnership with SPC. Conducted 1 internal workshop

for Energy unit Ministry of

Finance, Samoa on operation

and maintenance of the energy

database include reviewing of

the spreadsheets and formatting

to the database folders. 1 energy data gathered for PNG

i. Energy Officers


SPREP/PIGGAREP PMO

Increased national capacities in

PICs to operate, maintain energy

databases

3.22. 2 implemented

energy policies and

projects in the PICs

that were based on the

information in the

energy database by

2012

Samoa reviews and revises its

activities accordingly based on

the recommendations provided

in the energy reviews. These

activities are in line with the

national energy policy

i. SPC Energy Officer

ii. MOF Energy Officers

iii. PIGGAREP PMO

Promoted used of energy database

information for energy policy and

energy project implementation in

Samoa


balances prepared by

2012

PIC Energy Balance prepared

by SPC Energy Unit i. SPC Energy Officer


iii. PIGGAREP PMO

Samoa prepare its National Energy

Balance in 2011


balances updated by

2012

1 National Energy Balance

updated annually ( Samoa)

i. SPC Energy Officer


iii. PIGGAREP PMO

Enhanced updated energy balance

annually in PICs Energy Offices

3.25. 1 completed

regional synthesis

reports of energy

sector GHG emission

inventory by 2012

1 GHG Synthesis Report on

Energy GHG emission Inventory

done in partnership with SPC

Energy Programme

i. PIGGAREP PMO Compiled GHG Report by SPC on

Energy GHG emission for PICs

3.26. 33% reduction in

regional energy sector

GHG emissions

Regional reduction in GHG of

2.42%

.i. PIC Energy Offices

iii. Regional Energy stakeholders

Reduction in regional GHG

emission by 2.42%

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Output and Impact


(compared to that in

2005) in 2015.

Outcome 4: Improvement of the availability of funding for existing and new RE projects

Outputs

Completed study on the real cost of electricity and other RE resources; Portfolio of feasible projects on productive and/or social uses of RE in

rural areas; Completed promotional campaigns on RE to the financial sector; Completed capacity building on RE for financial sector;

Completed feasibility analysis of a regional/national RE fund and capital fund for new RE projects; Completed technical assistance in the

establishment of a regional/national RE fund; Investments on rehabilitating existing RE installations

Output and Impact


4.1 Completed study

reports in 3 PICs on

the real cost of

electricity and other

RE resources

including Tariff

Review Template

by 2012

Huro mini-hydropower scheme

feasibility study in the SI

Kiritimati Islands Biofuel

Feasibility Study

i. PIGGAREP Funding

ii. TA from Hydro Tasmania

(SI); Tech Consultancy for

KI biofuel)

iii. Energy Division Personnel

(SI, KI)

Cost of the Huro Hydropower

scheme and Kiritimati Island biofuel

study established and further detailed

study by ADB to be done for Huro

scheme in SI

4.2. 1 PIC utilizes Tariff

Review Template

and the knowledge

about the real cost of

energy in their

energy policy and

decision making

processes by 2012

Tuvalu Electricity Corporation

approved setting up a RE and EE

Unit based on the base tariff study

recommendations

i. TA

ii. TEC Management

Increased establishment of real cost

for RE project resulting in informed

decisions to design full project

proposal

4.3. 11 government-

supported RE-based

rural productivity

projects in 2012

Non-access to modern

lighting and power to the

Masupa’a and nearby

community for PURE

Masupa Hydropower in SI

incorporate SURE/PURE in its

operation

i. Energy Office

ii. Pelena Pty Ltd (contractor)

iii. Masupa’a Community

1 government-supported RE-based

rural productivity project in

Masupa’a, Solomon Islands

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Output and Impact



projects specifically

designed to improve

productivity and

income in rural

areas by 2012

Non-availability of potential

for creativity and innovation

into using power for income

generating activities

Masupa mini-hydropower in the

Solomon Islands is in operation with

power used to make ice blocks for

fisherman and cool storage for fish

catches

i. Energy Office

ii. Pelena Pty Ltd (contractor)

iii. Masupa’a Community

Increased and improved cash-flow in

and around the Masupa’a area

4.5. 5 private sector

entities investing in

PURE and/or SURE

projects in rural

areas of the PICs by

2012

Kingdom Energy venture into RET

component (Solar PV) sales target

the Tong’s RESCOs

i. Energy Office

ii. RESCOs own funding

Increase and improved commercial

activities in and around the rural

communities in PICs

4.6. 5 financial/banking

institutions that

participated in the

regional workshop

on RE investments

9 financial/banking institutions

participated in a Regional Support

Project for Replication of National

Development Bank of Palau’s

(NDBP) Energy Loan Program

(ELP) - Introduction and Planning

Workshop for ADFIP members in

Palau

i. PIGGAREP funding

ii. PIGGAREP PMO in

Partnership with IUCN and

NDBP

iii. 9 Financial Institution in 9

PICs

Increased and enhanced financial

institutions capacity in replicating

ELP that are successful in other PICs

4.7. 5% of banks and

financial institutions

in the region that have

committed financial

support to RET


by 2012

No Development Financial

Institutions in the Pacific

have committed financial

support RET application

45% of Banks and Financial

Institutions in the Pacific committed

financial support to RET application

(CI, TO, WS, NU, FJ,

i. PIGGAREP funding

ii. PIGGAREP PMO in


NDBP

iii. 5 Financial Institution

Enhanced Energy Loan Program

capacity of 5 financial institutions in

the PICs

4.8. 1 training course for

the banking/financial

institutions in the

PICs designed and

conducted each year

starting 2010

1 regional workshop on Regional

Support Project for Replication of

National Development Bank of

Palau’s (NDBP) Energy Loan

Program (ELP) - Introduction and

Planning Workshop for ADFIP

members held in Palau

iv. PIGGAREP funding

v. PIGGAREP PMO in


NDBP

vi. 9 Financial Institution

Enhanced Energy Loan Program

capacity of 9 financial institutions in

the PICs

4.9. 5% of targeted

financial institutions

in the PICs that

ANZ (through - Sustainable

Energy Financing scheme in

the Solomon Is. and Fiji had

More than 70% of targeted

financial institution in PICs

committed to support RET

i. Financial institutions Targeted Financial institutions

committed to support RET


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Output and Impact


committed to support

RET application

projects by 2012

supported RET application

through Solar PV Loan

systems – but does not

operate well

application Project

4.10. 5 applicable RE

financing schemes

identified and

designed by mid-2012

(e.g. Palau’s)

Samoa had set up a Clean Energy

Fund as part of its ADB Power

Expansion Project

i. Min of Finance (Energy

Unit)

Applicable RE financing Scheme

identified and designed in Samoa

4.11. 2 identified and/or

designed applicable

innovative financing

schemes that are

acceptable to banks

and financial

institutions in the

PICs by end 2012

- [ ELP Scheme

similar to Palau

ELP

4.12. 2 banks /financial

institutions in the

PICs that have

adopted innovative

financing schemes

developed under the

PIGGAREP by 2012

- Tonga Dev Bank - NDBP

4.13. 2 committed seed

fund contributes to a

regional/national RE

Fund (REF) by end

2012



Expansion Project


Unit)

Samoa’s Clean Energy Fund

contributed to its National RE Fund

4.14. USD 0.5 million of

confirmed seed funds

for the Regional /

National EF by mid-

2011

Tonga Energy Investment Fund

proposed under the TERM. Proposed Tongan Energy

Investment Fund is part of the

Tongan Energy Road Map

4.15. 2 completed and

PICs-approved design

of Regional / National


Fund

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Output and Impact


EF by end 2011

4.16. 1 operational

regional/national REF

supporting the

implementation of

RET application in

the PICs by 2012



Expansion Project


Unit)

Samoa REF supported

implementation of National RET

application through its Clean Energy

Fund

Outcome 5: Strengthened legal and regulatory structures in the energy and environmental sectors

Outputs

Adopted RE development and utilization policies (including PURE/SURE and fiscal incentives) and implementing rules and regulations

(IRRs); Completed energy pricing studies in each PIC available for energy planning and policy formulations.

Output and Impact

Indicators Baseline Scenario Achievement to date Resources Mobilized Impacts

5.1 11 PICs with

endorsed national

energy / RE policy by

2012

The following countries with

endorsed National Energy

Policies:

Cook Islands (CI Renewable

Energy Chart); Kiribati

(2009);Nauru, Niue, PNG,

Fiji;

Samoa (SNEP2007, now

developing an energy sector

plan); Solomon Islands

(SINEPF); Tonga Energy

Road Map, Tuvalu and

Vanuatu (now developing a

Road Map).

i. Energy Officers

ii. SOPAC/SPC/SPREP

in-country assistance

Endorsed National Energy

Policies/Action Plans in 11 PICs

5.2 5 strategic energy

action plans have RE

activities that are

budgeted and

financed

The Action Plan for the

Gilbert Group was drafted

during 2 QTR 09.

i. Kiribati Energy Unit RE activities budgeted and funded as

an implementation of the Action Plan

for the Gilbert Group in Kiribati

The Cook Islands RE activities budgeted and funded as

an implementation of the Cook islands

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Output and Impact


Sustainable Energy Action

Plan (CISEAP) Sustainable Energy Action Plan for the

in the Cook Islands

5.3 5 RE policy studies

conducted in 5 PICs by

2012.

CI reviewing Energy Policy

(CIREC)

FJ, SB,VU (Review NEP) and

TERM

TV – Tariff studies

Need to make clear explanation

of how these have PIGGAREP’s

input (direct or indirect)

5.4. RE policies (including

PURE/SURE policies

and fiscal incentives)

proposed to the

government in each PIC

annually starting 2009

Board of the Cook Is Power

Utility approved a net metering

tariff policy23 November 2009.

i. Energy Office

ii. TAU (Utility) Board

Approved Net metering tariff for the

Cook Island Power Utility (TAU)

5.5. RE policies (including

PURE/SURE policies

and fiscal incentives)

that are approved and

adopted annually in

each PIC starting 2010

[????] FJ yes but no

PIGGAREP Inputs

Need to get RTA’s view of

what to do about this.

5.6. 2 completed

comprehensive energy

pricing studies by 2012

- [FJ – ongoing under FREPP –

Baseline to ?]

5.7. 2 PICs utilizing the

pricing studies in their

national energy

planning and policy

making by 2012

??????

5.8 2 RE policies

(including

PURE/SURE) that are

based on the

comprehensive energy

pricing studies by 2012.

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Outcome 6: Increased awareness and knowledge about RE among key stakeholders

Outputs

Regular RE public awareness program in each PIC; Increased technical and information capacity on RE; Comprehensive documentation of the

implementation and results of the demonstration projects; Established RE Information Unit in selected PICs; Annual National/Regional RE

Award(s); PIGGAREP Promotional Program

Output and Impact


6.1 Average of 1 RE/RET

awareness raising and

promotion programs

designed and carried

out in each PIC each

year starting 2009

3 awareness campaigns

completed in April 2011

and September 2011 and

March 2012 (Samoa)

i. Min of Finance (Energy Unit)

ii. EPC

iii. MNRE

iv. PIGGAREP Funding

Three (3) completed RE Awareness

raising in Samoa enhance public and

government ministries knowledge on

the importance or energy and RE

consumption and conservation

One energy showcase in

Auckland during the

Pacific Islands Forum

leaders meeting in

September 2011;

i. PIGGAREP PMO

ii. Audio Visual and Publication

Unit Staff (SPREP)

An Energy showcase in Auckland

enhanced the Pacific Islands Forum

Leaders knowledge on the importance

or Energy and RE consumption and

conservation

One awareness raising and

promotion of RE in Durban

during the COP17 meeting,

and launching the

completed RE Pacific

Series DVD (11 countries);

i. PIGGAREP PMO

ii. PIGGAREP RE DVDs

A RE Awareness raising and promotion

during the COP 17 in Durbin, using the

PIGGAREP RE DVDs gave attention

to the global community of the efforts

being taken by PICs in mitigating CC

1 Awareness during the

SPREP meeting in

September 2011 launching

the RE Pacific Series DVD

(initial 6 countries

completed)

i. PIGGAREP PMO

ii. PIGGAREP RE DVDs

An Energy showcase in Auckland

enhanced the Pacific Islands Forum

Leaders knowledge on the importance

or Energy and RE consumption and

conservation

RE Awareness through TV

conducted in Nuie

i. PIGGAREP PMO

ii. PIGGAREP Funds

Optimal use of household power in

Niue

6.2 10 power utilities in the

region that are using RE

in their power

generation and/or

7 power utilities (Fiji,

Nauru, Niue PNG, Samoa,

Tuvalu and Vanuatu) have

RE integrated into their

i. PIC Energy

Offices/Units/Depts

ii. PICs Power Utilities

7 Power Utilities in the 7 PICs

integrated RE into their generation and

distribution

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Output and Impact


operations by 2012 grid.

6.3 300 households in rural

areas are using RE for

their electricity and

non-electricity needs by

2012

1000 households in Fiji are

being installed with SHS.

More than 500 households

in Santo get electricity

from the Sarakata

hydropower expansion.

Sixty (60) households at

Mango and Mo’unga’one

at the Ha’apai Group of

Tonga had been with SHS

during 2 QTR 09.

Another 100+ after the

commissioning of the Buca

mini hydropower in Vanua

Levu

50 households in Santa

Ana, Solomon Islands are

using solar PV system for

lighting

i. Fiji Dept. of Energy Officer

and technicians

ii. Japanese Funding (Sarakata

Hydro)

iii. Energy Unit (Vanuatu)

iv. Tongan Energy

Unit/technicians

v. Energy Officers (SI)

vi. Installation Contractor (SI)

vii. PIGGAREP Funding for SB,

TO & VU)

More than 1,700 household in PICs are

using RE for their electricity and non-

electricity needs

6.4 Study tours conducted

on RET applications

and other non-

conventional energy

systems by 2012

Completed 1 study tour by

Fiji (by TRHDP

landowners), PNG (by

PIGGAREP PMO), Tonga

(by PICs) and Vanuatu (by

PICs).

I completed Technical Site

Study to Solomon Islands

Mini-hydropower scheme

i. FDoE; PNG Dept. of Energy;

Tonga Energy Unit and

Vanuatu Energy Unit

ii. PIGGAREP PMO

TRHDP Landowners learnt

experiences from Fiji Landowners

on issues relating to Hydropower

development projects.

Documented biofuel/biodiesel

production experiences from PNG

Biodiesel (Karkar Island, PNG)

The Ha’apai Solar Electricity Inc.

Studied and documented by 11 PICs

in 2009

RET in Vanuatu (Wind, biofuel and

hydropower) studied and

documented by 11 PICs

Talise Hydropower scheme team

exposed to first-hand experience

through community-based

management and operation of mini-

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Output and Impact


hydropower

6.5. 10 additional PIC

nationals with a

Certificate, Diploma,

and/or university degree

on the technical aspects

of RE by 2012

12 trainees in the SI

completed electrical

certificates training with

Willies Electrical.

6 Electrical Trade

Apprentices graduated with

Certificates in Electrical

Trade in Solomon Islands

i. Energy Division (SI)

ii. Willies Electrical Training

School

iii. Solomon Islands College of

Higher Education (SICHE)

16 SI trade student completed electrical

trade Apprenticeship

1 staff member of the Fiji

Dept. of Energy completed

study for an MSc on

Energy Planning and

Policy.

1 staff from the Tonga

Energy Division completed

a PhD on renewable energy

at the Uni. of NSW.

i. FDoE

ii. Tonga Energy Unit

iii. Scholarship funding agencies

FDoE increase it capacity to deal

with energy issues and matters with

1 additional MSc qualified staff

Tonga Energy Unit increased its

technical capacity in dealing with

any energy issues in the country

with a PhD graduate joining the

Unit

1 Samoan, 1 Tuvalu, 1

Fijian completed Masters

of Renewable Energy at the

USP funded by Korean

Government.

i. USP FTSE

ii. KOICA Scholarship

Increased capacity of PICs in RE and

RET science and application in the

Pacific Island region

6.6. No of demonstration

projects that achieved

set technical and

financial performance

(e.g., MWh generation,

CO2 emission

reduction, payback

period, IRR) targets by

2012

- [FJ – ongoing activities –

baseline to net metering

activity from PIGGAREP]

6.7. 300 copies of the

demonstration project

report disseminated by

2012

Disseminated 2,200 copies

of RE Pacific Series DVD

(11 countries) to 11

PIGGAREP countries and

other PIGGAREP

i. Production firms in the region

ii. PIC Energy Officers

iii. PIGGAREP PMO

iv. Audio Visual & Publication

Unit (SPREP)

Increased RE awareness to PICs

communities including schools,

government institutions and the general

public

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Output and Impact


Networks including CROP

Agencies and other

development partners

6.8. 20 project developers

that utilize the report as

reference for their RET

application projects by

2012

1 project developer utilize

Solar FS from PIGGAREP

to develop Solar PV grid

connect in Samoa

ADB is using the Huro

Hydropower Feasibility

Study Report in the

Solomon Islands for further

development applications

i. Energy Division Personnel in

SOI

ii. SOI Government Funding

Higher potential in ADB funding the

development of the Huro Hydropower

Scheme.


projects that replicate

the demo projects by

2012

6.10. 2 established and

operational RE

Information Units in

the region by 2012

Construction of the

Solomon Islands RE

Information Unit

completed and RE

equipment installed.


ii. Contractor (installation)

iii. PIGGAREP funds

(installation)

Increased opportunities for SI public to

access RET demonstration from the RE

Information Centre

6.11. An average of 30

requests for

information by other

organizations (local

and abroad) served by

each RE Information

Unit starting 2010

An average of 60 requests

by local served by

Solomon Island RE Unit

per month


ii. Contractor (installation)

iii. PIGGAREP funds

(installation)

Increased number of local SI people

accessing the RET Information Center

6.12. 10 public and private

entities in the region

that are using RE to

meet (fully or partly)

their energy needs

starting 2012

1 health center (Aola in SI)

installed with Solar PV

systems

17 Community High

Schools in the Solomon

Islands installed with Solar

PV systems

1 school (Nauru College)


ii. Nauru Utility Corporation

(NUC)

iii. Energy Unit (KI)

iv. TEC (Tuvalu)

v. PIGGAREP Funding (SI, KI

& TV)

Health Centre in Aola, SI is using

Solar PV electricity to meet its

power needs (lightings, cooling of

vaccines and office machines

Improved lighting and other

electricity needs made available to

17 rural community high school in

the SI

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Output and Impact


installed with a grid

connected RE system.

6 Schools in Kiribati will

be installed with solar

water pumps with Italian

funding.

The Vaitupu High School

in Tuvalu are running on

RE from their IUCN-

funded 46 kW PV grid-

integrated system.

Nauru College accessing electricity

from Solar PV for its needs





water for washing.

Vaitupu School administration is


operation due to reliable power

6.13. Correctly identified

collective CO2

emission reductions

realized each year by

the top 3 awardees

starting 2010

6.14. 300 visits to the

PIGGAREP webpage

each year starting

2009

Climate Change Portal is

completed – PIGGAREP

Project is within the Portal

i. Climate Change Knowledge

Management Officer

ii. SPREP IT Unit

PICs and the international community

have access to matters relating to RET

and PIGGAREP

6.15. 12 SPREP monthly

articles on energy /

climate change

distributed each year

starting 2009

2009 was SPREP’s Year

of Climate Change with

various promotional

activities, including some

on renewable energy.

Presented on RE to media

training on climate change

that was held at SPREP

during 3 QTR 09.

Published 9 Climate

Change Newsletters since

2012 – PIGGAREP has a

column to publish monthly

highlights

i. SPREP Management

ii. PIGGAREP PMO

Promotes RE mitigation measures and

the issues relating to Climate change in

and around the Pacific regions

Issues of the PEN (Pacific i. SPC Energy Program Increased access to RE and Energy

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Output and Impact


Energiser Newsletter

coordinated by SPC) were

released _ PIGGAREP

highlight are also published

ii. SPREP/PIGGAREP PMO issues in the PICs

Pacific Environment

Emerging Leaders

Symposium (PEEL)

organized by SPREP –

PIGGAREP presentation

was made to the 25 young

participants from different

sectors in the government

i. Publication Unit (Community

Outreach Program)

Promotes the effort in RE and CC

outreach to communities through young

potential PICs leaders

PM PIGGAREP

interviewed 5 times on

radio Australia

i. PIGGAREP PMO PICs and the international community


and PIGGAREP’s work in the Pacific

9 issues of Climate Change

Matter Newsletter featuring

RE Articles

i. PIGGAREP PMO

ii. CCD Communication

Officers

PICs and the international community


and PIGGAREP’s work in the Pacific

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