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Apr 11, 2019 · The project, ADB''s first in Tuvalu''s energy sector, will help the government (i) transform the Funafuti and outer island power systems from manual, diesel-based power
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Tuvalu inaugurated a 500-kilowatt on-grid solar rooftop system and a 2-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in
The pacific island nation of Tuvalu is on track to achieving its goal of 100% renewables by 2030, with the recent commissioning of a 500 kW rooftop solar project and 2 MWh battery energy storage system in it’s capital Funafuti. Image: United Nations Development Programme Pacific Office
“The project is under the Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility and has a $6 million support. It is ADB’s first for Tuvalu’s energy sector,” the ADB said in a statement. “The project also installed solar PV in the outer islands of Nui, Nukufetau, and Nukulaelae.”
to enhance Tuvalu’s energy security by reducing its dependence on imported fuel for power generation and by improving the efficiency and sustainability of its elec-tricity system.
Due to Tuvalu’s limited land area, the solar panels will run along the landing strip at Tuvalu’s airport alongside the soccer field. The contract price for the solar PV facility was about $5 million, with the remaining funding provided by IDA.
The highly vol-atile cost of fuel has proven very costly to the utility, and the government and the SIDS DOCK initiative certainly is embraced,” said Avafoa Irata, CEO of Tuvalu’s Ministry of Transport, Energy, and Tourism.
Tuvalu is a candidate to benefit from this new direction, with its transformative oppor-tunities, initiatives, and programs to foster women’s employment and productive energy use. Source: Takayuki Doi, World Bank.
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