About South Tarawa Photovoltaic Module Project
STREP has three outputs: (i) solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage system installed; (ii) draft energy act to enable increased deployment of renewable energy developed; and (iii) institutional capacity for inclusive renewable energy project development and implementation enhanced.
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6 FAQs about [South Tarawa Photovoltaic Module Project]
Why is South Tarawa project important?
This is a critical natural asset for South Tarawa and the project will help to reduce the decline in water availability and water quality as well as avoid the risk of further encroachment of incompatible land uses and contamination.
What is the current electricity demand in South Tarawa?
Source: ADB. III. 22. The present yearly electricity demand in South Tarawa is around 29 GWh and is expected to grow by 2% annually. The total power rating available to PUB is around 5MW, sufficient to meet the above yearly demand when all diesel generation sets are operational.
What is the poverty rate in South Tarawa?
South Tarawa has the highest number of poor people with a poverty rate of 24%.6 Around 20-25% of households are headed by women. Overcrowding is stressing the natural environment, housing, land management, sanitation services and underground water reserves.
Who generates electricity in Kiribati?
Sector context. Grid-connected electricity in Kiribati’s capital, South Tarawa, is generated 4. and distributed by the Public Utilities Board (PUB), a state-owned electricity and water utility.
How much does a kilowatt-hour supply cost in Pacific?
“Utilities Benchmarking Report, 2017 Fiscal Year”, indicates the average supply costs across Pacific utilities is $0.32 per kilowatt-hour compared to 0.395 per kilowatt-hour for South Tarawa. only around 9% of demand on South Tarawa. Diesel generation supply the remaining 91%.
What are the environmental benefits of a solar power plant?
The project is also expected to generate positive environmental benefits from replacing diesel plants with solar power plants, resulting in avoided nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.


