Vanuatu is a leader among small island nations in its proactive, positive approach to climate change and green energy activity, plus its willingness to innovate and be a benchmark for others, despite its geographic and logistical challenges. But supply vessels and transport are infrequent, especially in the remote outer islands, meaning that development programs without a marine option are destined to be focused on the two urban areas of Port Vila and Luganville, and to not reach the majority of the population.
Respond Global via HELPR-1 is successfully supporting key government departments and authorities to implement a program that supports the electrification of remote community facilities, as part of Vanuatu’s National Energy Road Map 2016-2030.
Respond Global’s HELPR-1 Green Energy team is making a real impact in the remote outer islands of Vanuatu, bringing light to communities, some of whom have lacked functional electrical systems for many years.
Working in partnership with local communities, solar service providers, and educational instututions, is pivotal to the success of our electrification project in Vanuatu.
Switching a light on is something most of us take for granted, but for many people in the remote Pacific this is not the case.
Over the last 12 months our HELPR-1 Green Energy team has supported the Vanuatu government to rapidly accelerate electrification across rural and remote communities.
With digitalised data at their fingertips, Vanuatu’s Department of Energy can now prioritise electrification work more easily and quicker than ever before.
Empowering others to be able to help themselves, to plan, prepare and respond, is at the core of everything we do.
When you’ve had to rely on lead-acid batteries for power on a remote island, how do you dispose of them safely at their end of life?