Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2015
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Government Report
Economic Sector: 
Energy
Energy Types: 
Renewable
Issued by: 
Fiji Department of Energy (DoE), Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Overall Summary: 
This Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) identifies key actions to mobilise resources and offers guidance for fine-tuning Fiji’s future renewable energy policy. The Report addresses the following aspects: I. Country Background: Economy and Energy; Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA); Process in Fiji; II Energy Sector and Renewable Energy; Fiji’s Key Energy Challenges; Final Energy Consumption; Energy Demand Outlook; Energy Supply; Supply of Electric Power; Renewable Electricity; III Enabling Environment for Renewable Energy Development; Fiji’s Renewable Energy Targets; Power Sector Development Plan; Enablers for Investments in Renewable Energy; Financing and Investment; IV Opportunities for Development of Renewable Energy; V Recommendations.
Efficiency
EE transport standards : 
Recommendations [...] Consideration of alternative fuels for maritime transportation. About 20% of imported fuel is used for maritime transportation in Fiji. One consideration with respect to powering boats with renewable energy sources is whether technological options are mature enough for implementation.
Investment
Energy sector investment priorities: 
Recommendations: [...] Creation of an effective enabling environment for renewable energy. Efforts should be focused on creating an enabling environment that would allow the government’s objective of attracting private sector investment to the renewable energy sector to materialise. There are three groups of private sector investors that could play a pivotal role in accelerating renewable energy deployment in Fiji: • Small-scale investors (private households and businesses), who could invest in distributed generation (solar, wind) at their respective premises; • Specialised private IPP developers, who could finance a considerable share of Fiji’s new generation requirements; and • Concession developers, who could provide power supply (generation, distribution, retail) in unserved areas, such as Taveuni. [...] Creation of a Renewable Energy Investors Association. As suggested by private sector stakeholders and prospective investors, a Renewable Energy Investors Association should be formed, as private sector participation in renewable energy development requires a stronger voice in advocating their cause.
Governance
National policy structure: 
Recommendations: Endorsement of the new National Energy Policy. As an overarching recommendation, the Government of Fiji is urged to endorse and implement the draft NEP 2014 as soon as possible. [...] Development of a Coordinated Rural Electrification Master Plan. Developing a rural electrification master plan was an important element of the draft NEP 2014. It is even more important to ensure that such a master plan be developed in a coordinated fashion, both thematically and institutionally. Rural electricity supply should be provided in connection with rural development and sustainable operation of a power system in rural or remote areas. When developing the plan, it would make both economic and technical sense to look into the low-hanging fruit options, such as hybridisation of the existing diesel-fuelled systems. To take advantage of such options, changes in the existing rural electrification policy might be necessary.