World Bank reaffirms support for Solomon Islands energy reforms
PACIFIC Island countries need to work together to reduce transport, freight, and insurance costs for fuel imported from Singapore, in addition to national-level price reduction
Renewables
Singapore minister floats Pacific power grid linked to Australia
SINGAPORE’S Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has floated the idea of a Pacific power grid linked to Australia, saying it could strengthen energy security, lower electricity costs and give small island
PACNEWS THREE, 29 JUNE 2029
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Tuvalu backs UN methane push, Calls for fossil fuel phase-out2.PACIFIC — Micronesia backs binding global methane agreement after El Niño fish kill3. PNG/SOL — Big
Samoa, Kiribati push cleaner shipping despite funding gaps
FOR Pacific nations racing to cut fuel dependence, the challenge is no longer deciding whether to transition - it is figuring out
Utility weds art: Culture blends with technology
Imagine a huge pair of hands cradling a bilo (cup) lined with solar panels rising from the grasslands of a Fijian
FSM unveils ambitious NDC 3.0 and methane roadmap at COP30
THE Federated States of Micronesia has reinforced its commitments under the Paris Agreement with the launch of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 3.0 and its new Methane Roadmap at COP30, unveiled at the Moana
From Palau to the Pacific: Building Sustainable Energy Solutions Across Island Nations
In 2022, British electrical engineering company Utilligence secured a contract to install domestic solar systems in Palau through an Asian Development Bank partnership initiative. The project offers
