What is Vanuatu’s solar power project?

The Government of Vanuatu has set a target of 65 percent power generation from renewable energy by 2020 to increase energy security and fight climate change. With this project, 17,000 households throughout Vanuatu will be supported to access non grid, renewable electricity through solar.

Is there electricity in Vanuatu?

Formed in 1986 by the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu out of two antecedent institutions, it has a very limited supply of solar electricity, supplemented for 90 minutes every evening by a diesel generator. There is no television signal.

Will a new solar micro-grid change Vanuatu's future?

On the remote island of Malekula, a new solar micro-grid is changing the lives of over 2,800 people -- boosting local development while contributing to Vanuatu’s sector-specific target of transitioning to close to 100 percent renewable energy in the electricity sector by 2030.

What is a micro-grid in Vanuatu?

Launched in September in the communities of Wintua and Lorlow, the micro-grid is Vanuatu’s first-ever community-run power system: members of the communities own and manage it. This keeps energy costs low as there are no external operation costs or profit margin are usually incorporated into an electricity fee and passed onto consumers.