Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All): Rapid Assessment and Gap Analysis

Meta Data

Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Effective Start Year:

2014

Scope:

National

Document Type:

Government Report

Economic Sector:

Energy

Energy Types:

All, Renewable, Other

Issued by:

Department of Energy

Source:

Pacific Climate Change Portal

File:

Fiji - SE4All Report

Overall Summary:

The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All): Rapid Assessment and Gap Analysis report lays out Fiji’s targets and requirements for achieving sustainable energy for all Fijians. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the overall energy situation in Fiji and subsequently identified the key gaps and support needed for achieving the three intertwined objectives of SE4All: i. ensure universal access to modern energy services; ii. double the global rate of improvements in energy efficiency; iii. double the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. The Government’s aim to provide all Fijians with access to modern energy services which are also affordable, clean and reliable is well supported by the SE4All initiative which provides further impetus to the ‘Green Growth’ development model pursued by the nation. Therefore, this SE4All report is reflective of Fiji’s efforts towards realizing the United Nation’s vision of ‘Sustainable Energy for All’.

Access

Energy access priorities:

Please, refer to the pdf version of the document for energy targets. --- Priority policies. Rural electrification:  Develop a national electrification master plan, showing how each un-electrified area of Fiji will be served with least cost solutions. Technological solutions to be considered in consultation with communities will include grid extension, diesel and hybrid mini-grids, and solar home systems. The plan will also clearly define a minimum level of service which qualifies as ‘electrification’.  Establish a dedicated electrification fund and an associated framework that will be used to provide capital subsidies for electrification projects. The electrification fund will facilitate the implementation of the national electrification master plan. The fund framework should consider how to facilitate equitable electricity access taking into account gender aspects and vulnerable groups. Going forward, funding being provided by the Government for the implementation of rural electrification projects will be channelled into this fund, thereby making subsidies more transparent and easier to monitor and evaluate. Subsidies will leverage capital contributions from beneficiaries and project promoters as far as possible and will be provided as once-off capital contributions for viable projects. Recurrent costs will not be subsidised.

Efficiency

EE priorities:

Please, refer to the pdf version of the document for energy targets. --- Priority policies. Transport:    Promote the fuel efficiency of imported motor vehicles in order to reduce petroleum consumption. This includes continuing to enforce age limits for second hand vehicles and provide import tax incentives. It may also include introducing new measures such as labelling for vehicle fuel economy of imported land transport vehicles. Investigate the potential and cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for sea vessels, including biofuels, solar and sail-assisted sea transport and efficient motors, vessel design, and improved maintenance models to improve the overall efficiency and reduce fuel consumption in sea transport within Fiji. Support the development and implementation of the Department of Transport’s land and marine transport policies that encourage a shift towards more energy efficient forms of land and sea transport. [...] Energy efficiency:  Continue to increase public education and awareness of energy efficiency by providing targeted information to end- users on the range of energy saving technologies and options available. This should include encouraging businesses to undertake energy audits and to factor in the operating costs of energy use as well as the capital costs when investing. Public awareness campaigns should be informed by analysis of energy consumption patterns and market research of appliance purchases. Education and awareness campaigns should target specific groups.  Extend the current system of energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards to all widely imported electrical appliances and industrial equipment that contribute substantially to energy demand. A system will be put in place to prevent and protect consumers from the use of false energy rating labels.  Develop and implement an energy information database, so that demand side data is collected and analysed and a verifiable data trail is created upon which energy savings can be verified. Where possible this data should be disaggregated by rural and urban users, sex and socio-economic groups. This database will be integrated with other supply-side energy information databases where possible.

Renewable Energy

RE priorities:

Please, refer to the pdf version of the document for energy targets. --- Priority policies. Renewable energy:  Maintain a comprehensive assessment of Fiji’s renewable energy resources, including hydro, wind, biomass, solar, and geothermal resources. This assessment will include an inventory of available sites and technologies, their technical and economic viability, and social and environmental impacts.  Make all data on renewable energy resources available to the public and prospective investors through a single national repository at the Department of Energy. This will ensure that a lack of information on resource potential does not continue to be an impediment to private sector and other relevant project developers.  Conduct further investigations into geothermal energy resources with a view to identifying a pilot project for development. This recognises the contribution that geothermal energy can make to diversifying the energy mix, providing base load generation and thereby reducing the reliance on hydropower and petroleum imports.

Energy Supply and Infrastructure

Energy supply priorities:

--- Priority policies. Grid-based power supply:  Increase private sector investment in large-scale electricity generation., by establishing a transparent process for procurement of new large-scale capacity from Independent Power Producers (from both renewable and non-renewable energy sources), pricing and other principles to be applied in all new Power Purchase Agreements, and grid-connection standards.  Increase private sector investment in small-scale grid-connected renewable generation, by establishing economically justified feed-in tariffs or similar mechanisms to give incentives and reduce the risks for electricity production from small-scale renewable sources that are connected to the grid (including by providing investors an adequate return. [...] Petroleum and bio-fuels:  Reduce the cost of imported petroleum products by negotiating directly with fuel suppliers and reviewing the pricing templates for petroleum products. Also continue to explore the costs, potential benefits and risks of bulk procurement of petroleum, building on existing studies and initiatives in this regard. This may include regional cooperation or the creation of a single (bulk) buyer to improve bargaining power. Improve the transparency of petroleum supply, including collecting data on fuel quantity imports, re-exports, consumption, and pricing and making this data publicly available.  Continue research to explore the potential for increased production and use of bio-fuels. This includes encouraging the production of coconut oil in remote islands and the use of locally produced molasses for ethanol production. Any actions for the widespread development of bio-fuels in Fiji should be based on rigorous analysis showing that it is both technically and economically feasible and should be mindful of the risks, in particular the trade-offs between production of crops suitable for conversion to bio-fuels and production of food and cash crops.