Renewable powerCompleted

Samoa Solar Power Development (SPEL)

Sun Pacific Energy Limited, an independent power producer, expanded an existing 2.2 MW solar facility to up to 4 MW, selling the output to Samoa's state utility, Electric Power Corporation, under what ADB describes as its first energy deal in the Pacific and first independent-power-producer investment in the region.

Samoa (site not specified beyond national)Grid-connected solar power, independent power producerNone
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Coastal landscape in Samoa. Country context; the Sun Pacific Energy solar site is not identified.Location context · Claire Charters · CC BY 2.0 · 2013 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorSun Pacific Energy Limited (SPEL)
EcosystemGrid-connected solar power, independent power producer
StandardNone
StatusCompleted
LocationSamoa (site not specified beyond national)
Overview

Inside the project

ADB and the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia co-financed the expansion, approved in September 2017.

The expanded facility is expected to generate about 5.5 GWh a year, reducing diesel use by an estimated 1.7 million litres annually.

4 MW
Expanded capacity (up to)
5.5 GWh/yr
Expected annual generation
1.7M litres/yr
Diesel reduction (estimated)

Objectives

  • Expand an existing solar facility from 2.2 MW to up to 4 MW
  • Sell output to Samoa's state utility under a private power-purchase arrangement

Approach

  • SPEL, an independent power producer, expanded its existing solar facility and sells the output to Samoa's state-owned Electric Power Corporation.

Sources

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  1. adb.org ↗https://www.adb.org/news/adb-develop-solar-power-samoa-first-pacific-private-sector-energy-deal

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