Tamanuku Youth Solar System Project
The project will finance a 15Kw Grid connected solar power plant with batteries energy storage installed into the Nukufetau community hall (Falekaupule). This is not a standalone system; it will be connected to the grid for back up in case of rainy and cloudy days. It is expected that the solar system will produce an average annual solar output of 6,238 kWh and save about $2,026.00 for the first year on electricity bills for the Nukufetau community. In the next 25 years, we will be looking at an estimate of $47,723.00 money save from this project. The project will be integrated with the existing diesel generation system that is currently supplying the country. This will utilize solar energy use as an alternative means of power supply to the current system. The project will without doubt reduce Tuvalu?s heavily reliance on diesel for power generation. It will also to some extent strengthen women leaderships in terms of technical expertise in Tuvalu. The project will mainly benefit the Nukufetau community on Funafuti. The fact that the hall has hosted one regional meeting such as the Polynesian Leaders Group meeting in 2018, with such project, the hall will no doubt attract more meetings of this nature in the future. From an environmental perspective, the use of diesel is far from an ideal energy source. It is non- renewable and generates carbon emissions which contribute to global climate change and increasing sea-levels. The impacts of this project will be reliable, secure and sustainable energy supply that will enable socio-economic development for the Nukufetau community. The project intends to save 7.55 tones of CO2 emission per year.
Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Tamanuku Association on Funafuti
Country:
Tuvalu
Area Of Work:
Community Based Adaptation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 18,909.09
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 2,190.00
Project Number:
TUV/SGP/OP6/STAR/CC/2020/02
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
An additional skill is acquired through the training of how to operate the solar system and its maintenance.
Capacity - Building Component
Capacity building activities relating to the project conducted.
a. Technical training and capacity building activities during the project relating to ?operation of solar energy systems involving community members and to include at least 25 of 52 female participation. Most of these females are young youth who have the capacity and the willingness to learn. ?
b. To hold at least one yearly refresher workshop for community members with 50% female participants on safeguarding solar panels and batteries. This accounts to 26 female and about 20 males however anyone wish to attend is always welcome.
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Partnership |
TANGO/FYD |
SGP Country office contact
Mr. Ugo Amadioha
Email:
Address
Vaiaku
Funafuti, Not Applicable, Not Applicable
Funafuti, Not Applicable, Not Applicable
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