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Asian Development Bank
Mr. Christian Ellermann
Senior Climate Change Specialist
National Designated Authority
Climate Change Cook Islands Division of the Office of the Prime Minister
Mr. Wayne King Primary
Director of Climate Change
Office of the Prime Minister, Private Bag, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Mr. Raymond Newnham Operational focal point
Ministry for Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC)
Mr. Sione ‘Akau’ola Primary
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
[email protected]
Ms. Luisa Malolo Secondary
Director of Climate Change, MEIDECC
Department of Climate Change and National Resilience
Mr. Reagan Moses Primary
Secretary for the Department of Climate Change & National Resilience
Government Building, Yaren District, Nauru
[email protected]
Ms. Jaala Jeremiah Operational focal point
Director for Climate Action
Government Building, Yaren District, Nauru
Ministry of Finance
Ms. Saoleitiiti Betham-Vaai Primary
Chief Executive Officer
1 Apia City Boulevard, Central Bank Building, Apia, Samoa
[email protected]
Mr. Tofilau Siliva Secondary
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Policy Department
1 Apia City Boulevard, Central Bank Building, Apia, Samoa
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Ms. Peresitene Kirifi Operational focal point
ACEO, Aid Coordination and Debt Management Division
Ministry of Environment - Climate Change Directorate
Mr. Clarence Samuel Primary
Director
Honourable Bremity Lakjohn Primary
Minister in Assistance to the President and Environment
Ms. Lani Milne Secondary
GCF Support Coordinator
Mr. Warwick Harris Secondary
Deputy Director, Climate Change Director
Climate Change Development Authority
Mr. Ruel Yamuna Primary
Special Envoy for Climate and Environment
Dynasty Tower, Stratos Avenue, Waigani, National Capital District, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Ms. Debra Sungi Secondary
Acting Managing Director
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Department of Finance and Administration
Honourable Secretary Rose Nakanaga Primary
Secretary/NDA
[email protected]
Ms. Belinda Hadley Secondary
NDA Office Team Leader
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Ms. Caroline Werthog Operational focal point
National Coordinator
Helping free SIDS from their diesel dependence.
This programme covers seven Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which are some of the some of the world’s smallest, most isolated economies. They are the Cook Islands, Tonga, Republic of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Nauru and Samoa. Power generation costs in these countries is among the highest because of their reliance on imported diesel, along with the high transportation costs from distributing the diesel to often highly dispersed populations.
All SIDS targeted in this programme recognize the benefits of shifting from diesel to renewable energy. This will lead to not only reduced greenhouse gas emissions but also enhanced energy security and improved balance of payments through reduced fossil fuel imports. But they also face various barriers in achieving this aim. This includes the high initial costs of installing renewable energy, the current lack of private sector investment and the pressing need for energy sector reforms.
This programme will initiate a number of paradigm-shifting moves across the seven SIDS. These include feasibility studies on how to expand renewable energy coverage, reform power utility management and encourage private sector engagement by identifying opportunities for independent power providers. Broad initiatives to move SIDS to renewable energy are being kicked off by an element within the programme to assist the Cook Islands install battery storage. This will help spur private sector investment to pave the way towards Cook Islands’ national target of 100 percent renewable energy by 2020.
The project has an estimated lifespan of 15 years.