Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Investment Program (GCF-FP036)

Countries
  • Cook Islands
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Nauru
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Tonga
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Green Climate Fund (GCF)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Dec 1, 2016
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Asian Development Bank
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 17.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 26.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ GCF website

Updated in EWS Jul 29, 2020

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Project Description
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The programme will help Small Island Developing States (SIDS) shift from reliance on imported diesel to renewable energy. The project will include feasibility studies on  the expansion of renewable energy coverage,  power utility management reform and private sector engagement by identifying opportunities for independent power providers. The GCF website states that "The programme will also assist the Cook Islands install battery storage which will help spur private sector investment to pave the way towards Cook Islands' national target of 100 percent renewable energy by 2020."

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Co-financing:

Asian Development Bank US$ 5 million (Grant)

Government US$ 4 million (Grant)

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Contact Information
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Accredited Entity
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Mr. Saad Paracha
Tel: +63-2-632-4474
Mr. Christian Ellermann
Tel: +63-2-632-4564
adb-gcf@adb.org

Cook Islands: Climate Change Division of the Office of the Prime Minister
Mr Wayne King wayne.king@cookislands.gov.ck, +682 25494

Marshall Islands: Office of Environmental Planning and Policy Coordination (OEPPC)
Mr Clarence Samuel Work: +692 625-7944

Micronesia: Department of Finance and Administration
Ms Sihna N Lawrence, lawrence.sihna@gmail.com

Nauru: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Michael Aroi, +674 557 3133 ext. 387 Mobile: +674 557 3040
 
Papua New Guinea: Office of Climate Change and Development (OCCD)
Mr. Ruel Yamuna, ryamuna@gmail.com

Samoa: Ministry of Finance
Mr. Lavea Tupaimatuna Iulai Lavea, +685 34333

Tonga: Ministry for Metereology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC)
Mr. Paula Pouvalu Ma’u, +676 28170, paulm@mic.gov.to
Ms. Luisa Tuiafitu Malolo, ltuiafitumalolo@gmail.com

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF GREEN CLIMATE FUND 

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You can access a video about the IRM (English) at: https://youtu.be/1LanbriVhfs.

A brochure about the IRM can be accessed in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Mandarin, Mongolian, Vietnamese, Russian, Ukrainian, Korean, German, and Kiswahili at: https://irm.greenclimate.fund/.

 

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