"Our neighbouring Pacific Island nations are heavily reliant on diesel-fuelled generators to switch on the lights. This is both hard to sustain and incredibly expensive, putting their fragile economies at the mercy of often-wild oil price fluctuations" "One thing we all know from the tourism brochures about the islands is that they are sunny - the lessons learned from Tonga could be a stepping stone towards far greater investment in solar power in the Oceania region. Only time will tell whether the to-be shareholders of our energy companies will see the benefits of investing in such projects and make the renewable opportunities a reality that will change the lives of our friendly neighbours" News service provided by: www.energymonitor.org.nz |
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