Tonga: Outer Island Renewable Energy Report

Abstract

Environmental and Social Safeguard monitoring is conducting on a semi-annual basis to ensure that OIREP is aligning with the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS which is to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse environmental and social impacts, including protecting the rights of those likely to be affected or marginalized by the installations of 1.32Mp of solar PV power systems across 9 outer islands of Tonga. To secure the alignment, a regular environment and social monitoring is conducting on a semi-annual basis.