Highlights (2011-2015) PEAG Meeting, Suva, Fiji 16-19 November, 2015

Highlights (2011-2015)PEAG Meeting, Suva, Fiji 16-19 November, 2015

What was covered in the 2014 PEAG Meeting?

1. What is North-REP?2. Modality /structures3. Interventions4. Impacts5. Partnerships6. Achievements, challenges & targets7. Post North-REP

What we will cover in the 2015 PEAG meeting?

Highlights 2011 to 2015•What would we do again?•What would we do differently?•What was not planned?•Achievements

What would we do again?

Multi-country Programme• Funds from the EU (EDF-10) National Indicative Programme• 3 Financing Agreements between the EU and the Countries

(RMI, FSM & Palau)• 1 Contribution Agreement between EU and SPC• Implementing partner is SPC• Partnership between the EU, RMI-FSM-Palau and SPC

Hardware – RE

Solar PV micro-grids

Hardware – RE

Solar PV Stand-alone Systems at public facilities

Hardware – RE

Solar PV Home Systems

Hardware – RE

Grid connected systems – solar PV

Hardware – RE

Grid connected systems - hydropower

Hardware – EE

Retrofitting of buildings through the Development Bank

Hardware – EE

Retrofitting of government buildings

Workshops, sharing experience …….

Hands-on training

Awareness and education

Institutional Arrangements

• Financial accounts• Revenue collection• Energy Act• O&M approaches• MOAs – host of

equipment vs utility ownership

• Tariff setting• Maintenance schedule

Multi-stakeholder involvement

• Governments (e.g. in the FSM, 5 governments)• Government entities• Power utilities• Local educational institutions (e.g. Palau

Community College)• NGOs (WUTMI – women united towards Marshall

Islands)• Other projects (e.g. ADMIRE & SEDREA)• Other regional organizations (e.g. PPA)• Financial institutions (e.g. National Development

Bank of Palau)

Procurement modalities

• Turn-key (supply & install)• Supply of equipment only • Supply of equipment and training on installation• Installation by local power utilities• Installation outsourced but separate from

supplier of equipment

Forward Looking

• Palau Energy Act• Policy Review• Wind resource monitoring• Coconut resource

assessment• Satowan (Chuuk, FSM)

engineering design for a solar-diesel hybrid system

• ACSE – project development document on net metering for small scale grid connected RE systems

What would we do differently?

Better integration of energy with livelihood activities

Better rewarding community assistance

• Transportation arrangements• Sustainability approaches• Meeting demands (small

community projects – e.g. up to US$50k – linking to proposal /project development training)

• Bridging into next funding cycle(s)

• Fostering of more partners (co-funding) and synchronizing implementing timeframes

What was not planned?

Typhoon /Hurricane

• North-REP = EUR15.49m• 3 PICTs = total population of approx. 300,000• Affects 12% of the total population of the 3 PICTs• 1.8MW of renewable energy (RE) – new installations• 17,000 people access to basic electricity for the first time• 20,000 people improved access• Public facilities: 5 health Centres & 15 Schools – first time

access• Contribution to meeting the National Energy Policy targets• Institutionalization of RE course on grid connected PV• Access to finance: EE retrofitting loans programme for

residential & commercial buildings

In Summary – achievements

Thank You