The United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Paul Turner, visited the Tina River Hydropower Development Project site on 20 February to observe progress on the country’s flagship renewable energy initiative. Turner, accompanied by a team of UK energy specialists, began the visit at Garivera Campsite, where the delegation received an induct...

President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Masato Kanda, has described the Tina River Hydropower Project as a transformational initiative following his visit to the site on 16 February 2026. Speaking during the visit, President Kanda said the project, once completed, will provide clean and reliable electricity to Honiara, supplying more than two-th...

A joint team from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) visited the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) this week as part of their regular monitoring programme. The delegation was accompanied by the Project Office’s Environment and Social (E&S) team. The mission focused on the Dam Site and Powerhouse Site, reviewing cons...

The Sepik Development Project (SDP) is a nation-building initiative in Papua New Guinea, delivering transformative infrastructure, renewable power, and essential services to remote communities while responsibly developing one of the world’s largest gold and copper deposits. “Utilising world-leading engineering and renewable-powered design, the project ...

Solomon Islands has been elected as Vice President for the Asia-Pacific Group at the 16th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), recently held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The position was previously held by the UAE during the last Assembly. The Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Derek Rawcliffe Manu’ar...

Remote health facilities across Vanuatu are now safer, brighter, and better equipped, following the completion of all planned solar installations under the Australian Government-funded REnew Pacific program. Respond Global’s HELPR-1 team completed the project in record time, delivering Vanuatu’s first fully operational REnew Pacific project since the p...

Officials from across the Pacific Islands recently participated in the inaugural training course on Marine Radioactivity Measurement and Assessment for Pacific Island States, aimed at strengthening regional capacity to monitor and assess marine radioactivity. The weeklong programme, organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Department ...

The Lenders’ Technical Advisors (LTA) Nor Consult have concluded their final engagement for 2025 with stakeholders of the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP). The mission brought together representatives from the Project Office (PO) of the Solomon Islands Government (SIG), Tina Hydropower Limited (THL), Hyundai Engineering Corporation (HE...

The Solomon Islands’ push for cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy gained renewed momentum as the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) took part in one of the world’s most influential hydropower gatherings, Hydro2025, held 21–24 October in Thessaloniki, Greece. The event brought together engineers, financiers, policymakers and envi...

The Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE), highlighted its partnership with the World Bank at the 14th Australia–Solomon Islands Business Forum, underscoring efforts to strengthen mining sector transparency, governance, and investment. Minister Derrick Rawcliffe Manuari delivered a keynote p...

The Solomon Islands took part in the 8th General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), held from 27 to 30 October 2025 at the Bharat Mandapam Exhibition Hall in New Delhi. The delegation was led by Derick Rawcliff Manuari, Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, and included senior officials from the Ministry’s Energy Divisio...

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...