New Zealand Programme Expanding access to affordable, reliable and clean energy Martin Garrood & Merinda-Lee Hassall Pacific Power Association August 2016 New Zealand Sustainable Economic Development Division

Since 2013 Pacific Energy Summit NZ has spent /committed >$100m, 25 projects, 8 countries Cook Islands Samoa Tuvalu Solomon Islands Further projects in: Kiribati Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Tonga 14 projects completed in:

Tuvalu and Cook Islands Tuvalu Funafuti 170kW rooftop PV 4 Outer Island PV-diesel mini-grid systems with battery storage Technical assistance /capacity building Cook Islands Rarotonga Airport 960kWp PV 6 Northern Group Islands – 8 PV-diesel mini-grid systems with battery storage

Samoa and Tonga Samoa Racecourse 2.2MWp PV Sports Complex 240kWp rooftop PV Savaii 150kWp PV Support ADB-led hydro projects Least Cost Plan Tonga Maama Mai 1.3MWp PV (2012) Tonga Village Network Upgrade Project Wind feasibility study Other projects: Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Vanuatu, PNG

Pacific Energy Conference Outcomes NZ and EU hosted the Pacific Energy Conference, June 2016 Development Partners committed $1 billion by 2024 Conference Ambition - Polynesia >50% renewable electricity by Melanesia new access for 1 million people - Micronesia to (at least) double renewable generation

Pacific Energy Conference Themes Pacific Energy Country Profiles (the ‘Blue Book’) was published show progress since the 2013 Summit highlight projects for investment Recognised the benefits of focussing on: climate finance sustainable transport sustainable agriculture

New Zealand Commitment & Strategy NZ committed a further $100 million across 10 countries by 2024 Expand access to reliable, affordable and clean energy Fund access projects in Melanesia Enable private sector investment in Polynesia Fund renewable electricity projects in Micronesia Focus on existing and new partnerships Technical assistance: planning, grid stability, asset management, etc.

Integrating Renewables: Tonga Target/Goal - Least-Cost Plan  Generation, Network, Controls, Storage Costings – affordable? Attracting private sector investment  coordinate Development Partners  avoid ‘crowding out’  make investment attractive

Integrating Renewables: Tonga Work with Development Partners on the ‘enabling projects’  grid stability, network strengthening, controls, storage  policy/legislation/regulation framework  Power Purchase Agreement - bankable  risk reduction facility/guarantee  transactional advice - tender  contract negotiation - assistance

New Zealand Programme Expanding access to affordable, reliable and clean energy Martin Garrood & Merinda-Lee Hassall Pacific Power Association August 2016 THANK YOU! Any Questions? New Zealand Sustainable Economic Development Division