NIUE: Accelerating Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Applications in Niue (AREAN) Project

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2017
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Programme, Other
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable, Other
Issued by: 
UNDP and Department of Utilities, Ministry of Infrastructure
Source: 
The Global Environment Facility (GEF)
File: 
AREAN (Project Review Sheet)
Overall Summary: 
Accelerating Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Applications in Niue (AREAN) Project will enable the achievement of the energy access, sustainable energy, and green growth targets of Niue, builds on the country's NDC and the Niue Strategic Energy Road Map (NiSERM), which is also the main basis of the country's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
Renewable Energy
RE action plans: 
This GEF project, which is expected to bring about an alternative scenario of increased share of RE in the country's power generation mix, includes actions that will contribute to the eventual implementation of relevant sustainable energy initiatives identified and promoted in the country's NiSERM and NDC. The relevant activity in Niue under this regional project is the establishment and operationalization of a US$ 80k Low Carbon Fund (LCF) to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in Niue targeting private sector.