Fiji and Singapore have reaffirmed their strategic partnership with a renewed focus on energy security and supply chain resilience, as global fuel market uncertainties continue to weigh on Pacific economies. Fiji’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Sakiasi Ditoka, met with Singapore’s Assistant Minister for Transport and Senior Minister ...

New Caledonia is moving forward with plans to develop a pumped storage hydroelectric facility at Tontouta, a project aimed at strengthening energy security, supporting renewable integration and reducing reliance on imported fuels. Government member Christopher Gygès and Jean-Gabriel Faget, chief executive of Enercal, said the project marks a significan...

The Government of New Caledonia has adopted a draft resolution calling on the French State to extend its electricity cost equalisation mechanism to the territory, in a move aimed at easing energy costs and supporting economic recovery. The decision was approved during the Government’s weekly meeting on 25 March, with authorities seeking to include New ...

A new solar energy system is now powering Sir Dudley Tuti College in Isabel Province, improving access to reliable electricity for one of the Solomon Islands’ largest and most remote secondary schools. The installation marks the first Solomon Islands project under the REnew Pacific programme, delivered by local renewable energy provider Superfly. The s...

The Fijian government has approved the implementation of a Renewable Hybrid Project (RHP) at Bouwaqa Village in Vatulele, marking a step forward in rural electrification and clean energy deployment. The RHP is a grant-funded pilot initiative supported by the United Kingdom government and implemented by AEON Energy Group. It aims to test the integration...

The Lasi Tribal Group in Central Guadalcanal has taken a step forward in advancing a proposed protected area in the Upper Tina Catchment, following a two-day consultation facilitated by the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) Project Office and government partners. The consultation, held on Feb. 25–26 at Turaranga Community in Vulolo Ward...

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...