Access to electricity in Small Island Developing States of the Pacific: Issues and challenges

Matthew Dornan

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 31, issue C, 726-735

Abstract: Energy poverty is widespread in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific. It is estimated that 70 percent of Pacific Islander households do not have access to electricity, which is equivalent to access rates in sub-Saharan Africa and slightly below the average for low income countries. Pacific SIDS face unique challenges in expanding access to electricity, given that their populations are spread across tens of thousands of islands. Governments and development partners in Pacific SIDS continue to prioritise development of electricity grids, as is evident in ongoing subsidisation of grid-based power consumption and the establishment of ambitious (grid-based) renewable energy targets.

Keywords: Rural electrification policy; Access to electricity; Small Island Developing States (SIDS); Pacific island countries; Power sector reform; Renewable energy; Output-based subsidies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.12.037

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