The Pacific Power Association represents 25 electric utilities and 95 private organizations in the Pacific region. It aims to improve power quality through cooperation between utilities, private sector, and donors. The presentation discusses the challenges Pacific Island countries and utilities face in meeting renewable energy targets, including lack of policy support, expertise, and aged infrastructure. Utilities are working to issue renewable energy project requests, build capacity, and partner with donors on grid upgrades. Long term, utilities acknowledge the need to adapt operations to increasing renewable integration.

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
“Emergent Energy
Futures”
Pacific Panel Session
Andrew Daka
Pacific Power Association
Suva, Fiji

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
This Talk
• Who we are
• What we do
• RE challenges
• What utilities are doing
• Long term actions

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
Where we are.

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
Pacific Power Association:
• Established 17 July 1992
• Secretariat is based in Suva, Fiji
• 25 Electric Utilities, 95 Private Enterprise
Organizations
• objective is to improve the quality of power in the
region through a cooperative effort among the
utilities, private sector and regional aid donors
• Facilitates technical studies and surveys,
conferences, training, information services,
publications, represents utilities in energy fora

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
PICTs RE Targets

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
Why the RE Push
Lessen the impact of fuel price fluctuation and
improve fuel security. Climate change action is
symbolic.

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
Challenges to Accelerating RE
Uptake and Integration
• No clear directions on achieving
the targets
• No budget support
• Absence of clear policies and
regulations to support
acceleration of RE
• Limited expertise within utilities
and governments in RE
integration and IPPs

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
Challenges to Accelerating RE Uptake
and Integration
• Aged and fragile grids
• High level of losses
• Lack of coordinated approach to
project implementation

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
What are Countries and Utilities doing
• Work with Countries on Energy Roadmaps
• Utilities putting out RFP for RE Generation
• Capacity building to address identified areas
• Development partner support for network
replacement
• PPA Regional Benchmarking of Power utilities

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
Long term actions
Pacific Island Utilities acknowledge
that RE integration is here and that
they need to adopt to embrace
technology and business changes

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Serving the Power Industry in the Pacific
Questions?
Pacific Power Association
Naibati House
Goodenough St
Phone: 330 6022
Email: ppa@ppa.org.fj
Website: www.ppa.org.fj