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  • Leading Organization:
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNDP, Meteorology Division, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Meteorology (MNREM)
    Summary:

     The project will select, install, and operate two (2) wind monitoring stations and after 1-2 years with successful minimum data recovery rates, analyze the data and assess the wind resource potential on Upolu. The expected main outcome of the Project is to assess the wind resources in Upolu, Samoa. A secondary expected outcome is for the Samoa Electric Power Corporation (EPC) to build capacity in assessing renewable energy sources such as wind.

    Contacts:

    UNDP Contact:
    Easter Galuvao
    Email: easter.galuvao@undp.org
    Tel: +685236670

    Project Status:
    Under Implementation (Initial data collection completed; Wind Monitoring Assessment Ongoing; tenders finalized for data analysis)
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    Government of Denmark
    UNDP
    UNEP
    Financing Amount:
    $32,000
    Cofinancing Total:
    no information available
    Resources:
    SAMOA Interventions - Pacific Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through Renewable Energy Project (PIGGAREP)
    SSEE 2009 International Convention - Project Webpage
    UNDP Samoa - Ongoing Projects
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