Renewable energy projects in Tuvalu

Renewable energy in Tuvalu is a growing sector of the country's energy supply. Tuvalu has committed to sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable energy. This is considered possible because of the small size of the population of Tuvalu and its abundant solar energy resources due to its tropical location. It is. Tuvalu's power has come from electricity generation facilities that use imported diesel brought in by ships. The Tuvalu Electricity Corporation (TEC) on the main island of operates the large power station (2000 kW). In 2014 the Tuvalu Electricity Corporation (TEC) began implementing a Master Plan for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (MPREEE) through the Tuvalu Energy Sector Development Project (ESDP), whichbuilds on the Tuvalu National Energy Policy. On 27 November 2015 the Government of Tuvalu announced its(NDCs) in relation to the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) under provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. is also mentioned as a future electricity source. Tuvalu's commitment, as part of the , is to implement power generation of 100% renewable energy (between 2013 and 2020). The feasibility of wind power generation will be. Theled bymade a commitment under the , which was signed on 5 September 2013, to implement power generation of 100% renewable energy (between 2013 and 2020). This commitment is proposed. In 2007, Tuvalu was getting 2% of its energy from solar,through 400 small systems managed by the Tuvalu Solar Electric Co-operative Society. These were installed beginning in 1984 and, in the late 1990s, 34% of families in the outer islands had a PV system (which. • , (2012) video by , the project developer• Tuvalu: Renewable Energy in the Pacific Islands Series documentary film (2012) Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Development.