Pacific Energy Update 2014

Abstract

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working to assist in the development of the energy sector in 14 Pacifi c developing member countries (DMCs) through technical assistance, loan, and grant fi nancing. ADB provides support for the rehabilitation and expansion of power sector infrastructure, improvement of electricity access rates, expansion of renewable energy generation, and improvement of end-use effi ciency. ADB is currently implementing energy projects in ten Pacifi c DMCs—the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. This document provides an update of ongoing Pacifi c energy projects and proposed assistance for 2014.