5-Year & 20-Year National Development Plan: Transforming Fiji

Meta Data

Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Effective Start Year:

2017

Effective End Year:

2036

Scope:

National

Document Type:

Plan/Strategy

Economic Sector:

Energy, Power, Industry, Transport, Building, Multi-Sector

Energy Types:

Oil, Power, Renewable, Bioenergy, Hydropower, Solar, Other

Issued by:

Ministry of Economy

Source:

The Fijian Government

File:

5-Year & 20-Year National Development Plan- Transforming Fiji

Overall Summary:

The 5-Year & 20-Year National Development Plan: Transforming Fiji maps out the way forward for Fiji and all Fijians to realise their full potential as a nation. For the first time, Fiji has both a 20-Year Development Plan (2017-2036) and a comprehensive 5-Year Development Plan (2017-2021). These plans work together, as the 5-Year Development Plan provides a detailed action agenda with specific targets and policies that are aligned to the long-term transformational 20-Year Development Plan.

Access

Energy access action plan:

Goal: A resource-efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable energy sector. Policies: Access to affordable, reliable, modern and sustainable energy services for all Fijians. Strategies: Continue to develop the existing grid electricity supply in Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau and Taveuni. Develop small grid systems in other islands where practical. Review operation of hydropower and other renewable energy facilities to maximize output under new climate conditions. Continue to develop and improve the human resource capacity in the energy sector. Review design and construction standards for energy facilities that are climate change resilient.

Energy access targets:

Electrification projects in the rural and maritime areas will be expedited to ensure that the entire population has access to electricity by 2021. --- To achieve 10 percent electrification by 2021, grid extension programmes will be accelerated in Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau and Taveuni. Government will continue with the policy to fully fund rural electrification projects.

Clean cooking solutions:

Goal: A resource-efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable energy sector. Policies: Increase the number of communities utilising Fiji Rocket clean cook stoves. Strategies: Continue to educate communities regarding the construction and maintenance of the Rocket Clean Cook stoves.

Efficiency

EE priorities:

Electricity conservation and efficient technology to support energy saving will be promoted. --- The codes and standards for buildings and industry will be updated to require mandatory minimum standards for energy use for ventilation, cooling and lighting, among other improvements. These can typically reduce electricity consumption by around 25 percent.

EE action plans:

Goal: A resource-efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable energy sector. Policies: Improve energy efficiency in the electricity sector. Strategies: Implement programmes to ensure efficiency in energy use. Update the codes and standards for buildings and industry to require, among others, minimum standards for energy use for ventilation, cooling and lighting and enforce the application of these in both the public and private sectors.

EE transport standards :

Fiji is complying with the Euro 2 emissions standard of 500 parts per million (PPM) of sulphur content and is moving towards the Euro 5 emission standard of 50 PPM. This initiative intends to reduce carbon emissions and concurrently attract new vehicle technologies with high fuel efficiency. Government will continue to promote and encourage the use of environmentally friendly fuel standards.

Renewable Energy

RE priorities:

For the rural and outer islands, decentralised renewable energy sources such as solar, mini hydro, hybrid biofuel/ diesel operated generators and wind systems will be adopted where feasible. --- Other renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and wave and tidal energy will be developed where they are viable and affordable. --- The research and development of new and renewable energy technologies will continue. This includes further exploration of ocean energy, geothermal energy, wave energy and the generation of energy from waste. Decentralised renewable energy sources such as solar, mini-hydro, and wind systems will be used to electrify rural areas and maritime zones where feasible.

RE targets:

Electricity generation from renewable energy sources will be increased to 100 percent by 2036. --- Further investments in renewable energy will be undertaken to ensure that over 80 percent of all electricity is generated from renewable sources by 2021.

RE action plans:

Apart from the ongoing hydro projects such as the Qaliwana/Upper Wailoa Diversion Hydro Project and Lower Ba Hydro Project, new areas will be identified for feasibility studies. --- Energy generation from biomass will be expanded over the next 5 years. Apart from the biomass waste cogeneration at Tropik Woods and Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC), a10MW biomass power plant at Navutu, Sigatoka is currently being constructed by Nabou Green Energy Limited. --- Goal: A resource-efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable energy sector. Policies: Increase share of electricity generation from renewable energy resources. Strategies: Implement a research, data collection and investment identification programme to accelerate the renewable energy share in electricity generation. Establish a net-metering (or similar) mechanism to set out clear rules for small companies or households to feed excess electricity from renewables to the grid at a price fair to them and to FEA. Set economically justified feed-in tariffs or pricing framework (price differential system) including studies to provide incentives for production of electricity from various renewable energy sources. Undertake a study and develop an Independent Power Producer (IPP) framework that addresses the issue of intermittent supply of power from IPPs. Establish a transparent process for procurement of new large-scale capacity from IPPs, pricing and other principles to be applied in all new power purchase agreements and grid connection standards. --- Goal: A resource-efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable energy sector. Policies: Long-term sustainability of renewable energy resources based on the principles of the Green Growth Framework. Strategies: Implement Green Growth Framework for Fiji, in particular Way Forward outlined in Thematic Area 7 on Energy Security. Improve the effectiveness and sustainability of existing management models for off grid rural electrification including Renewable Energy Service Companies and community cooperatives to provide electricity to isolated communities and areas not served by the FEA.

Biofuels obligation/mandate:

Government will continue research and development on biofuel and its use in the transport sector. Incentives to promote investments in biofuel will continue. --- Goal: A resource-efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable energy sector. Policies: Reduce cost of petroleum imports and further develop biofuels (biodiesel and ethanol) for electricity and transport, while ensuring safety and security of supply. Strategies: Implement various measures and programmes to reduce the volume and cost of imported petroleum products, while ensuring safety and security of supply. Continue research and implementation of programmes to develop and increase production of biofuel where cost-effective. Improve sustainable supply of copra to the rural biofuel mills through replanting programmes.

Environment

Green finance:

Carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will be employed as part of the financing arrangements. Other sources of climate finance will also be accessed.

Energy Supply and Infrastructure

Infrastructure development priorities:

Future electricity infrastructure projects will be climateresilient, and opportunities for underground cables for electricity distribution will be explored and adopted where feasible. --- Three major hydro projects are currently being developed by the Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA). These are the Qaliwana Hydro Project, Upper Wailoa Diversion Hydro Project and Lower Ba Hydro Project. Future sites are being investigated, including the Upper Ba River, the Waivaka Hydropower Scheme in Namosi, and Wailevu River in Cakaudrove. Further detailed studies are required to confirm the viability of these sites for hydro projects. --- Contingency plans to address prolonged periods of dry weather have been put in place with installation of an additional 40 MW of diesel generators.

Investment

Independent power producers:

Independent power producers of both small- and largescale electricity production will be supported with fair pricing for sale of electricity.

Governance

National policy structure:

The ongoing regulatory reforms in the electricity sector with the partial divestment of FEA will promote private sector participation and raise efficiency and service delivery. --- Goal: A resource-efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable energy sector. Policies: Increase private sector participation in electricity supply through reform of regulatory aspects of the electricity sector. Strategies: Reform the regulation of the electricity sector to establish a more enabling environment for private sector participation in the electricity sector, including both large-scale and small-scale supply.

Technology

Clean energy technology priorities:

FEA will also explore the possibility of adopting smart grid technologies, allowing for greater customer participation in managing demand.