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Nov 30, 2020 · On the remote island of Malekula, the second-largest island in Vanuatu, a new solar micro-grid is changing the lives of over 2,800 people - boosting local development while
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With this project, 17,000 households throughout Vanuatu will be supported to access non grid, renewable electricity through solar. With low population densities and large distances between communities, a key challenge for the project has been providing access to electricity in a way that is cost effective and efficient.
Made up of about 80 islands, getting public services to reach remote communities can often be a challenge. Until recently, 75 percent of Vanuatu’s population lived without access to electricity. The Vanuatu Rural Electrification Project is subsidizing 50 percent of the cost of solar kits so families can generate electricity for their homes.
Throughout the first year of operation, the local energy service company will provide free maintenance and train members of the local communities to operate and maintain the power station. “This is the first-ever power cooperative for Vanuatu’s last mile communities.
Access to reliable and sustainable electricity supply is a game-changer for remote communities, and the Government of Vanuatu is planning to embark on a comprehensive programme which will electrify most inhabited islands in Vanuatu through renewable energy. Click here for more information on our work in Vanuatu. Key points of the project:
(Photo: Ian Iercet) On the remote island of Malekula, the second-largest island in Vanuatu, a new solar micro-grid is changing the lives of over 2,800 people - boosting local development while contributing to Vanuatu’s sector specific target of transitioning to close to 100 percent renewable energy for electricity by 2030.
Photo: Ian Iercet Launched in September in the communities of Wintua and Lorlow, the micro-grid is Vanuatu’s first-ever community-run power system: members of the communities own and manage it.
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