PACIFIC Project Brief Energy Tropical Winston Emergency Reconstruction Response

The extremely destructive Category 5 maintenance in Pacifi c island countries Tropical struck Fiji in through investment coordination, February 2016, causing the tragic loss research, and technical assistance. of 44 lives. Damage to property and PRIF responded quickly and, the consequent economic disruption through coordination with member were valued at about one fi fth of the organizations, fi nanced the country’s gross domestic product. Power Limited to mobilize power line The national power grid was crews to assist in the reconstruction devastated, with an estimated 41% of eff ort. Work commenced in April 2016 the national power grid damaged. In with the arrival of heavy machinery and response to calls from the Government a crew of fi ve linemen and an operator. of Fiji, the (ADB) mobilized recovery support In May 2016, the support was doubled under the Pacifi c Region Infrastructure at the request of Fiji. In all, 498 poles, Facility (PRIF). 23 transformers, and 96 kilometers of cables were returned to service, The PRIF is a multiagency coordination restoring power to homes, schools, mechanism, housed and managed by and one health center in the rural area ADB’s Sydney offi ce, that supports of , directly benefi ting about 2,400 infrastructure development and persons.

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Ongoing Completed Planned

Yap Renewable Energy $11.16 M Electricity Supply and Development Project REGIONAL Sustainability Project and TA $12.94 M Chuuk Renewable Energy for Tariff and Subsidy Reform Preparing the Pacifi c Renew- $25.00 M Project able Energy Investment Facility Solar Power Development $5.00 M $30.00 M (formerly Increasing Access to Kosrae Renewable Energy Project $15.00 M Renewable Energy) (TA) Project Establishment of the Pacifi c Pohnpei Renewable Energy $66.30 M Region Infrastructure Facility $16.30 M Project Majuro Power Network Coordination Offi ce (TA) $0.70 M Yap Renewable Energy Strengthening (TA) Pacifi c Renewable Energy Development Project $11.00 M Refurbishing Majuro Fuel $10.00 M $5.00 M Investment Facility (Phase 2) Tank Farm Project Strengthening Majuro $20.00 M Distribution Network Project

Preparing the Electricity System Strengthening and Sustainability $1.00 M MARSHALL (TA) ISLANDS Power Sector Expansion $100.00 M Electricity System Strengthening Renewable Energy $51.00 M and Sustainability Development and Power $32.59 M Sector Rehabilitation FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Hydropower Development $45.00 M PALAU Project

KIRIBATI NAURU PAPUA Renewable Energy Sector $29.85 M NEW Project GUINEA SOLOMON ISLANDS TIMOR-LESTE TUVALU Renewable Energy Sector $12.00 M Project (additional fi nancing) SAMOA

Implementation of the Electricity $1.00 M Industry Policy (TA) FIJI COOK ISLANDS TONGA Improved Energy Access for Rural $6.00 M Communities Port Moresby Power Grid $83.00 M Development Energy Access Project $15.10 M Recovery $10.70 M MFF: Town Electrifi cation $73.77 M Investment—Tranche 1 Outer Island Renewable Energy $18.83 M

MFF: Town Electrifi cation Outer Island Renewable Energy $76.60 M $7.00 M Investment—Tranche 2 (additional fi nancing) Renewable Energy Project $84.00 M Preparing the Solar Power $0.50 M Development (TA) Provincial Renewable Energy $15.00 M M = million, MFF = multitranche fi nancing Support for Energy Sector Solar Power Development $15.20 M facility, TA = technical assistance. Regulatory Capacity and $1.10 M Source: ADB Pacifi c Department. Tina River Hydropower Plant $234.00 M Electrifi cation (TA)

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