REnew Pacific’s Respond Global project has reached the halfway mark in its mission to power up remote healthcare facilities across Vanuatu, switching on clean energy and water systems at five health facilities in Sanma Province. The upgrades, completed last month, are improving care for the 11,700 people the facilities serve. The HELPR-1 team completed...

The Concessional Financing Partners (CFPs), led by the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), have completed a week-long safeguard mission to the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP). The mission brought together the Project Office (PO) representing the Solomon Islands Government (SIG), Tina Hydropower Limited (THL), Hyundai...

Solomon Islands has secured a seat on the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Council for the first time, marking a milestone in the country’s growing role in global climate and energy discussions. The nation was elected as a member of the Asia-Pacific Group at IRENA’s 29th Council Meeting, held in Abu Dhabi from 10–12 September. Its two-year...

Ro Filipe Tuisawau, Minister for Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport, on 5 September officiated at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Fiji Government, Fiji National University (FNU) and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to advance the country’s renewable energy transition. The agreement paves the way for the c...

Bluemont has become the sole distributor of Elemental Water Makers’ solar-powered desalination systems across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, expanding access to sustainable freshwater solutions in some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions. Elemental Water Makers, a Netherlands-based company, designs systems that convert seaw...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Sun Pacific Energy Ltd (SPEL) have signed a US$2.8 million (approximately AU$4.3 million) loan to expand renewable energy generation in Samoa. The financing will upgrade and expand SPEL’s Upolu Solar Farm—Samoa’s first independent power producer (IPP)—by installing high-efficiency solar panels. The expansion is expe...

BOULOUPARIS, New Caledonia — Christopher Gygès, member of the New Caledonia government responsible for energy, led the launch of several renewable energy projects in Boulouparis on Friday, 18 July at 10 a.m. at the TotalEnergies Renouvelables Pacific site. Joined by Pascal Vittori, mayor of Boulouparis, as well as representatives from TotalEnergies Ren...

Honiara, Solomon Islands, June 26, 2025 — The Tina River Hydropower Development Project last week welcomed senior representatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank for a joint site visit to see firsthand the momentum building behind Solomon Islands’ first large-scale renewable energy project. The high-level delegation, which incl...

Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru has declared his full support for the proposed 90-megawatt Kaugel Hydropower Project in the Southern Highlands Province, calling it a “transformational project of highest national priority.” “The proposed K2.5 billion (USD 625 million) project, which will take four years to construct, has my ...