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Tonga-still on the road

The next South-Pacific Island I would like to bring some attention to is the Kingdom of Tonga. Again I much of this article is based on an article from Daphne Barbotte for the REEEP series for an energy encyclopedia. The constitutional monarchy in the South Pacific is populated by 120,898 people (July 2010), with 75% [...]

Access to energy from renewables in small islands

The Pacific Region covers 15 countries with 9 Million people scattered around an area with 1/3 of the planet, and this area is very difficult for providing energy services because: Geographic conditions vary widely The Pacific market is very thin Limited capacity exists to devise and implement sustainable energy policies Extreme weather events are not [...]

News from South East Asia and Pacific (July 2010)

Find below the most interesting news from the last months from South East Asia and the Pacific on “Policy Developments”, “Project Developments “, “Access to Finance”, “Energy for All” and “Information and Tools”: Policy Developments: June Special Forum Energy Ministers Meeting on Pacific energy security: Concerned about the impact of energy prices on Pacific economies, [...]

News from South East Asia and Pacific (Mai 2010)

Find below the most interesting news from the last months from South East Asia and the Pacific on “Policy Developments”, “Project Developments “, “Access to finance” and “Information and Tools”: Policy Developments Australian Government requested REEEP to develop an end-use energy efficiency strategy for the Pacific region REEEP has developed a draft discussion paper, funded [...]

News from South East Asia and the Pacific (February 2010)

Find below the most interesting news from the last months from South East Asia and the Pacific: Microfinance to promote renewable – Reducing fossil fuel dependence in the Pacific Islands The Pacific Renewable Energy and Microfinance (PREM) Project is looking for a small victory – to wean Pacific Islanders off kerosene. Although many poor people [...]

Tonga – on the road

Tonga is a small island state in the  South Pacific Ocean. Its main exports include Cocnuts, Vanilla Beans, bananas and coffe beans, sold mainly to New Zealand and the U.S. In the past the country has tried to satisfy its energy needs by drilling for natural oil in regions that experts didn’t regard as suitable. [...]

 

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