Renewable energy project

Vanuatu signs $US15.1 million project to increase renewable energy

The loan and grant agreement is for the Vanuatu Energy Access Project.

The ADB's James Lynch said the project will deliver an increased supply of clean, renewable electricity to households in Malekula and Espiritu Santo and have a positive effect on rural livelihoods.

RNZI reports about 75 percent of Vanuatu's population lives in rural areas and have limited access to electricity nationwide, with the electrification rate at just 33 percent.

Where electricity is available, it is mostly generated from diesel and other fossil fuels.

     

World Bank approves funds for renewable energy project in Vanuatu

The Vanuatu Rural Electrification Project II (VREP II), which will be co-funded by the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Programme and the New Zealand government, aims to private nearly 9,000 homes and 37 public buildings – including community halls – with access to renewable energy.