This article summarises the status of renewable energy in

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. The Pacific island nations are heavily dependent on costly fossil fuel imports, so they are turning, to varying degrees, to renewable energy. Options include household photovoltaic (PV) systems and

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on the hillier islands.

Australia

New Zealand

Melanesia

Fiji

The percentage of renewable electricity generation increased from 59% in 2013 to 65% in 2016. The

Fiji Electricity Authority Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

hopes to generate 81% renewably by 2020, from hydropower (c. 50% currently), biomass, solar energy and

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Solomon Islands

Renewable electricity generation grew from <1% in 2013 to 5% in 2016.

Vanuatu

Renewable electricity generation grew from 16% in 2013 to 29% in 2016.

Micronesia

Renewable electricity generation has risen from 0% in 2013 to 5% in 2016.

Federated States of Micronesia

Over 350 household solar systems were installed on Yap's outer islands.

Kiribati

Renewable electricity generation grew from 0.2% in 2013 to 10% in 2016.

Marshall Islands

Renewable electricity generation accounts for <1% as of 2016.

Nauru

Renewable electricity generation grew from <1% in 2013 to 3.2% in 2016.

Palau

Renewable electricity generation grew from 0.4% in 2013 to 2.3% in 2016.

Polynesia

Cook Islands

The percentage of renewable electricity generation grew from 3% in 2013 to 15% in 2016. Four PV-diesel hybrid systems are scheduled to be installed in the outer islands by mid-2017.

Niue

Renewable electricity generation grew 2.5% in 2013 to 9% in 2016.

Samoa

Between 2013 and 2016, renewable generation capacity grew from 7.5 MW to 15.4 MW, mostly due to solar energy systems, but also due to two wind turbines.

Apolima Apolima is the smallest of the four inhabited islands of Samoa. It lies in the Apolima Strait, between the country's two largest islands: Upolu to the east, and Savai'i to the west. The island has one village settlement, Apolima Tai, with a ...

became the first 100% renewable Pacific island.

Tokelau

Almost 100% of renewable generation is due to

solar PV systems A photovoltaic system, also PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics. It consists of an arrangement of several components, including solar panels to absorb and co ...

Tonga

In 2000, 75% of Tonga's energy came from petroleum imports, with biomass and photovoltaic systems accounting for the remainder. In April 2009, the government of

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

sought to reduce this costly petroleum dependency by developing a plan, subsequently called the Tonga Energy Road Map 2010 – 2020 (TERM). Renewable electricity generation is expected to grow from 5.4% in 2013 to 13% in 2018.

Tuvalu

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