FP090
Tonga Renewable Energy Project under the Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Investment Program
Tonga Renewable Energy Project under the Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Investment Program
Shifting electricity production in Tonga to a low-carbon, climate resilient path.
Tonga is the second most climate vulnerable country in the world. Like many other Small Island Developing States in the Pacific, Tonga’s energy source is almost exclusively imported diesel. It accounts for 90 percent of its electricity generation. The Government of Tonga has formulated targets to transform its energy sector by achieving a 50 percent share of renewables in the country’s energy generation mix by 2020 and 70 percent by 2030. However, achieving these targets require catalytic investments to transform the country’s energy infrastructure.
This project aims to help Tonga move away from fossil fuels and shift to renewables. The project will deliver utility-scale storage systems to provide base load response and grid stability, paving the way for more renewable energy integration in the main island, while green mini-grids will be installed in the outer islands. While stabilising the grid, this project will particularly address the intermittency of variable renewable energy sources, thus laying the foundation for private sector investments in renewable energy in Tonga.
The project has an estimated lifespan of 25 years.
Project timeline
Pipeline
17 Mar 2017 - 583 days
Concept note received
17 Mar 2017
Funding proposal received
18 Aug 2017
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
26 Apr 2018
Cleared by iTAP
08 Jun 2018
Approved
20 Oct 2018 - 399 days
Approved by GCF Board
20 Oct 2018
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
13 Mar 2019
FAA executed
06 Sep 2019
Under implementation
22 Nov 2019 - 1,783 days so far
FAA effective
22 Nov 2019
Disbursement - USD 24,324,000
13 Dec 2019
Disbursement - USD 5,576,000
06 Oct 2022
To be completed
30 Nov 2024 - 54 days to go
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing100% disbursed
Instrument | Amount |
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Grant | USD 29,900,000 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 29,900,000 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Grant | USD 3,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Grant | USD 2,500,000 |
Co-Financing | Grant | USD 12,200,000 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 17,700,000 |
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Accredited Entity
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National Designated Authority
Ministry for Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC)
Documents
Title | Type | Date |
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Gender assessment for FP090: Tonga Renewable Energy Project under the Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Investment Program | Gender assessment | 10 Jan 2019 |
Gender action plan for FP090: Tonga Renewable Energy Project under the Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Investment Program | Gender action plan | 10 Jan 2019 |
Tonga renewable energy project under the Pacific Islands renewable energy investment program | Approved funding proposal | 22 Dec 2018 |
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP090: Tonga Renewable Energy Project under the Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Investment Program | Environmental and Social Safeguards report | 27 Sep 2018 |