SOLOMON ISLANDS: Solomon Islands National Infrastructure Investment Plan

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2013
Effective Start Year: 
2013
Effective End Year: 
2023
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power, Transport, Multi-Sector, Other
Energy Types: 
All, Power, Renewable, Hydropower, Other
Issued by: 
Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination
Source: 
Prdrse4all
File: 
Solomon Islands National Infrastructure Investment Plan
Overall Summary: 
The Solomon Islands National Infrastructure Investment Plan (SI NIIP) was issued in 2013. It outlines the Solomon Islands’ priorities and plans for major economic infrastructure over the following five to 10 years. The plan focuses on strategic investments important to the future of the Solomon Islands. The SI NIIP was prepared through a consultative process involving a wide range of stakeholders, including government agencies, state owned enterprises (SOEs), development partners, civil society, and the private sector. It covers the following infrastructure sub-sectors:  Transport - Land  Transport - Aviation  Transport - Shipping  Water Supply and Sanitation  Solid Waste Management  Energy and Power  Telecommunications and Information Technology.
Access
Energy access priorities: 
With only 12 per cent of households having access to mains electricity, and only about four per cent in rural areas having any form of power source, the rolling out of electricity to unserved communities is a national priority.---Ensure reliable and affordable power supply in all urban centres by promoting use of renewable energy, opening the market to independent power providers.
Energy access action plan: 
Develop energy institution and mechanism to effectively deliver energy services to rural communities. ---Rural Electrification Program: Lump sum allocation for rural electrification programs, to be formulated under ongoing energy sector planning and analysis.
Energy access targets: 
Auki Bio-fuel Energy Studies: Auki Bio-fuel-install 450kVA bio-fuel generator and extend grid for additional 250 houses - Ongoing 2013-2015.
Efficiency
EE priorities: 
Invest in alternative energy sources and energy efficiency.
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
Ensure reliable and affordable power supply in all urban centres by promoting use of renewable energy, opening the market to independent power providers. ---Invest in alternative energy sources and energy efficiency.
RE action plans: 
Auki Bio-fuel Energy Studies: Auki Bio-fuel-install 450kVA bio-fuel generator and extend grid for additional 250 houses - Ongoing 2013-2015. ---Outer Island Renewable Energy: Project Preparation TA and preparation of renewable energy investment plan. Project preparation will include screening 5 provincial centres proposed hydro sites: Auki(3MW), Ringi (140kW), Noro/Munda (?), Lata(80kW) and Choiseul-Sorave Falls (130kW) and Kirakira and prioritise 3 sites. - by 2012. Mini Hydro Projects by 2013.---Gizo Solar Photovoltaic System: Solar energy to power the Gizo Provincial Head Quarters - Proposed 2013-2015. ---Honiara SIEA Genset Upgrade: Replacement of old Gensets and purchase of four(4) new Gensets -2x 5MW 2 ‘skid mounted’ x 1.5MW - Committed 2013-2015. ---Tina Hydro Project (Guadalcanal) Located East of Honiara, East Guadalcanal: Construction of Hydro Dam to generate Full Capacity 12 MW (Wet Season). 5MW (Dry season). Energy generation 53 GWh/yr. Proposed 2011-2016.---Paraiso Thermal Power: Paraiso Bay (Vella la Vella Island, Western Province) 300MW. A 10MW power station is recommended for the island. Feasibility Study Thermal Power Station 10MW - Policy Document Proposed 2015-2020.---Choiseul Province Solar Projects (including Taro Solar Project): Solar Project for Choiseul’s Ward 3,5 and 7, total households is 1139. Includes Taro Admin backup solar power - Proposed 2013-2020.--- Buala and Malu’u -Hydro-Plants: Buala Hydro-plant and Malu’u revive and extend grid. The existing infrastructure are still there and could be revived at such time land issues are cleared. - Proposed 2013-2020. ---Nafinua and Ladeabu Mini-Hydro: Proposal for min-hydro scheme - Proposed 2013-2020.--- Tingoa Solar-Rennell: Tingoa Solar Project is located in Rennell. Project to include office buildings, secondary school dormitories, classrooms, mini hospital and surrounding provincial 20 residential households - Proposed 2013-2020.
Environment
Energy-water nexus: 
Energy from hydropower: Where flow is expected to increase, increase dam height and/or build small dams upstream construct or augment water storage reservoirs, modify the number and type of turbines that are better suited for expected water flow rates, reduce expected turbine lifetime due to higher suspended sediment loads, modify canals or tunnels to better handle changes in water flows, modify spillway capacities and install controllable spillway gates to flush silted reservoirs. [...]Design more robust dams and infrastructure for heavier flooding and extreme events.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Energy from hydropower: Where flow is expected to increase, increase dam height and/or build small dams upstream construct or augment water storage reservoirs, modify the number and type of turbines that are better suited for expected water flow rates, reduce expected turbine lifetime due to higher suspended sediment loads, modify canals or tunnels to better handle changes in water flows, modify spillway capacities and install controllable spillway gates to flush silted reservoirs. [...]Design more robust dams and infrastructure for heavier flooding and extreme events. ---Proposed Priority Projects: Honiara SIEA Genset Upgrade 2013-2015, Tina Hydropower Project 2015 - 2019, Rural Electrification 2016 - 2020. Ongoing/Committed Projects: Outer Islands Renewable Energy 2012-2015. ---Auki Bio-fuel Energy Studies: Auki Bio-fuel-install 450kVA bio-fuel generator and extend grid for additional 250 houses - Ongoing 2013-2015. ---Outer Island Renewable Energy: Project Preparation TA and preparation of renewable energy investment plan. Project preparation will include screening 5 provincial centres proposed hydro sites: Auki(3MW), Ringi (140kW), Noro/Munda (?), Lata(80kW) and Choiseul-Sorave Falls (130kW) and Kirakira and prioritise 3 sites. - by 2012. Mini Hydro Projects by 2013. ---Gizo Solar Photovoltaic System: Solar energy to power the Gizo Provincial Head Quarters - Proposed 2013-2015. ---Honiara SIEA Genset Upgrade: Replacement of old Gensets and purchase of four(4) new Gensets -2x 5MW 2 ‘skid mounted’ x 1.5MW - Committed 2013-2015. ---Tina Hydro Project (Guadalcanal) Located East of Honiara, East Guadalcanal: Construction of Hydro Dam to generate Full Capacity 12 MW (Wet Season). 5MW (Dry season). Energy generation 53 GWh/yr. Proposed 2011-2016.---Paraiso Thermal Power: Paraiso Bay (Vella la Vella Island, Western Province) 300MW. A 10MW power station is recommended for the island. Feasibility Study Thermal Power Station 10MW - Policy Document Proposed 2015-2020.---Choiseul Province Solar Projects (including Taro Solar Project): Solar Project for Choiseul’s Ward 3,5 and 7, total households is 1139. Includes Taro Admin backup solar power - Proposed 2013-2020.--- Buala and Malu’u -Hydro-Plants: Buala Hydro-plant and Malu’u revive and extend grid. The existing infrastructure are still there and could be revived at such time land issues are cleared. - Proposed 2013-2020. ---Nafinua and Ladeabu Mini-Hydro: Proposal for min-hydro scheme - Proposed 2013-2020.--- Tingoa Solar-Rennell: Tingoa Solar Project is located in Rennell. Project to include office buildings, secondary school dormitories, classrooms, mini hospital and surrounding provincial 20 residential households - Proposed 2013-2020. ---Rural Electrification Program: Lump sum allocation for rural electrification programs, to be formulated under ongoing energy sector planning and analysis. Lump sum allocation; sector studies ongoing.
Investment
Energy sector investment priorities: 
Invest in alternative energy sources and energy efficiency.
Independent power producers: 
Ensure reliable and affordable power supply in all urban centres by promoting use of renewable energy, opening the market to independent power providers.---Review the electricity market structure and regulation to establish the need for and feasibility of de-regulation to allow entry of private generators and retail suppliers, particularly outside Honiara.
Governance
National policy structure: 
Prepare energy sub-sector plan based on the National Energy Framework.
Energy institutional structures: 
Establishment of independent regulator to monitor and uphold service standards. ---Develop energy institution and mechanism to effectively deliver energy services to rural communities.
Technology
R&D renewable energy: 
Undertake national assessment of renewable energy options starting with the study commissioned by SIEA.