ALM UNDP

Summary:

The Electric Power Corporation (EPC), the Government of Samoa, the Secretariat of the Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and UNDP Samoa will undertake a preparatory phase for a Samoa Photovoltaic (PV) Electrification Programme. The preparatory phase will undertake a household survey of un-electrified households in Samoa; determine the resources available and the technical, economical, financial, and institutional feasibility of carrying out a Samoa Rural Electrification Program based on PV; and prepare a Program Document (i.e. investment plan) for a Samoa PV Rural Electrification Program. The expected outcome of the preparatory phase is a properly formulated and detailed PV based rural electrification program to provide the remaining un-electrified households in Samoa with 24-hours power.

The specific objectives of the preparatory phase are:

1. To undertake a household survey of un-electrified households in Samoa;

2. To determine the resources available and the technical, economical, financial, and institutional feasibility of carrying out a Samoa Rural Electrification Program based on PV; and,

3. To prepare a Program Document (i.e. investment plan) for a Samoa PV Rural Electrification Program.