The PPA is an inter-governmental agency and member of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) to promote the direct cooperation of the Pacific island power utilities in technical training, exchange of information, sharing of senior management and engineering expertise and other activities of benefit to the members. The PPA’s objective is to improve the quality of power in the region through a cooperative effort among the utilities, private sector and regional aid donors. The PPA’s members pool their resources and expertise for their common benefit, gain international representation and improve access to international power sector assistance programmes. Andrew Daka is currently Executive Director of the Pacific Power Association (PPA) an inter-governmental agency and member of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific (CROP) to promote the direct cooperation of the Pacific island power utilities in engineering expertise, technical training, exchange of information, sharing of senior management and and other activities of benefit to the members. The PPA’s objective is to improve the quality of power in the region through a cooperative effort among the utilities, private sector and regional aid donors. The PPA provides direct links between the private sector and member utilities to improve private sector services and thus make their presence in the region more productive.

1. Pacific Power Association

2. Introduction
Pacific Power Association:
• Established 17 July 1992
• Secretariat is based in Suva, Fiji
• 25 Electric Utilities, 119 Private Enterprise
Organizations, Development Partners
• 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

3. Energy Issues
• High dependence of fossil fuel
• Aged/fragile grids
• Outdated/lack of Clear regulations and
policies on pricing, interconnection
• High levels of system losses
• Limited knowledge within the utilities to
deal with IPPs/PPAs
• Lack of standards and grid codes
• Lack of funding to support RE targets

4. Pacific Island RE Targets
Country Current RE Level Target
Tokelau 100% RE - 2013
Cook Islands 15% 100% RE - 2020
Niue 100% RE - 2020
Tuvalu 100% RE - 2020
Fiji 80% RE - 2030
Vanuatu 100% RE - 2030
Solomon Islands 100% RE - 2030
Marshall Islands 2% 20% RE - 2020
Federal States of
Micronesia 5% 50% RE - 2030
Samoa 48% 100% RE - 2017
Tonga 13% 50% RE - 2020

5. What is PPA Doing in RE
• Resource Mapping
(Solar/Wind)
• Technical Studies
• Capacity Building

6. Pacific Power Association
Naibati House
Goodenough St
Phone: 330 6022
Email: ppa@ppa.org.fj
Website: www.ppa.org.fj