Overall Objective
GGGI’s objective in Vanuatu is to support the government’s operationalization of the National Green Energy Fun and to mobilize financing for green energy projects.
Strategic Outcome Targets
| GHG Reductions | Target Setting in Progress |
|---|---|
| Green Jobs | Target Setting in Progress |
| Sustainable Services | Target Setting in Progress |
| Air Quality | Target Setting in Progress |
| Ecosystem Services | Target Setting in Progress |
| Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change | Target Setting in Progress |
Themes
Contact
Resource Partner
GGGI Core Funding
Government Counterpart
Ministry of Climate Change
Department of Energy
Ministry of Finance
Context
Vanuatu, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) consisting of more than 80 remote islands, is highly vulnerable to climate change. The country’s population of about 235,000 is dispersed across 65 of its islands, many of them far from the urban centers of Port Vila and Luganville. Approximately 73% of Vanuatu’s population does not have access to electricity, with the majority living in rural areas. While Vanuatu’s economic performance has improved in recent years, its remoteness, small market size and limited institutional capacity remain key barriers to green growth.
In collaboration with the World Bank, GGGI provided technical assistance to the Department of Energy for the revision of the National Energy Road Map (NERM) which identified five strategic areas for policy intervention in the energy sector: accessible energy, affordable energy, secure and reliable energy, sustainable energy, and green growth. In addition, a financing gap of at least $20 million was identified to achieve national energy access targets.
The National Green Energy Fund (NGEF) in order to address the issues around financial resources for energy access. The objective of the NGEF is to improve electricity access through renewable energy and to enhance energy efficiency throughout the country, in particular for rural households and business. The NGEF is part of the revised NERM, and will be used as a tool to implement the objectives of the NERM to achieve 100% rural electrification and promote business and income-generating activities in the rural areas through use of renewable energy. In addition, the Department of Energy has prepared a study on rural electrification through solar mini-grids as a means to improve electricity access to households and business, and is also conducting a nationwide hydropower resource assessment. GGGI has also assisted in identifying potential renewable energy projects by developing a pipeline of project ideas on solar mini-grids, renewables for tourism, rural water supply, and biomass for electricity.
Improving access to renewable energy will have a significant impact on poverty reduction and social inclusion, given its contribution to green growth in other sectors, including tourism, agriculture, and water. Ensuring the availability of financing, as well as developing the capacity of the government to deploy resources for the implementation of renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects, will be a critical area for continued GGGI support.
News
News • June 4, 2021
[Virtual Event] Scaling-up Water Access in SIDS – Lessons Learned from Vanuatu
Date: June 30, 2021 (Wednesday) Time: 08:00-09 :00 (CEST); 17 :00-18 :00 (VUT); 15 :00-16 :00 (KST) Location: Virtual The virtual event is intended to share lessons learned from the successful implementation of the water access project in Vanuatu in the context of significantly scaling up water access in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and enhancing climate […]
News • May 6, 2021
Fiji Ministry of Economy hosts GCF Pacific Accredited Entities Roundtable
On 20th April 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) supported the Fiji Ministry of Economy to host a Pacific GCF Accredited Entities Roundtable which had a hybrid in-person and virtual format with two panels consisting of ten speakers from around the Pacific as well as dedicated time for questions and answers. The Fiji Ministry […]
News • April 13, 2021
The NDC Hub launches 10-year Strategy for Climate Action in the Pacific
Suva, Fiji – Chair of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), and Fijian Prime Minister, Hon. Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, officially launched the Strategy 2030 of the Regional Pacific NDC Hub on April 8, 2021. This long-term Strategy is the blueprint for Pacific climate action through its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and is a product […]
News • March 5, 2021
GGGI delivers capacity building training for the MoCC on Developing Funding Proposals to the Green Climate Fund
On Thursday, 25 February 2021, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) delivered the fourth training in a series of capacity building trainings for the Government of Vanuatu on accreditation to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Held at the Grand Hotel in Port Vila, the targeted audience of the capacity building training were officials from the […]
News • December 3, 2020
GGGI delivers second capacity building training for the MoCC on accreditation to the Green Climate Fund
On Wednesday, 25 November 2020, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) delivered the third in a series of capacity building trainings for the Government of Vanuatu on accreditation to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Held at the Melanesian Hotel in Port Vila, the targeted audience of the capacity building training were officials from the Prime […]
News • December 1, 2020
Vanuatu Business Resilience Training Materials Officially Launched
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC), Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in partnership with the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and Disaster Management, have officially launched the Vanuatu Business Resilience Training Handbook, Toolkit and Technical Brief Series. The launching was held on Wednesday 25 […]
News • November 20, 2020
Regional Validation Workshop on Renewable Energy & Green Economy Capacity Building in Melanesia
On Thursday 12th November 2020, Her Excellency Ms. Cho Shin-Hee, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Fiji, opened the Regional Validation Workshop for the Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access, a Regional Project targeting Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The project is […]
News • November 8, 2020
GGGI delivers second capacity building training for the MoCC on accreditation to the Green Climate Fund
On Friday, 23 October 2020, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) delivered the second in a series of capacity building trainings for the Government of Vanuatu on accreditation to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Held at the Melanesian Hotel in Port Vila, the targeted audience of the capacity building training were officials from the Ministry […]
News • October 21, 2020
Private sector stakeholders and GGGI complete Business Resilience Training for small business owners in Vanuatu
On October 16, in the Province of Tafea, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) completed the last of 6 training workshops engaging the private sector in climate resilience. Between February and October 2020, GGGI, the Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC), and the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) delivered 6 business resilience training workshops […]
News • October 6, 2020
Business Resilience Training for Small Business Owners in Shefa and Tafea Province, Vanuatu
Selected rural agriculture and tourism operators in Shefa and Tafea Province underwent a three days Business Resilience Training hosted by the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC) with support through the Mobilizing Vanuatu Private Sector towards Climate Action – Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Project. A representative from […]
News • August 26, 2020
GGGI delivers first capacity building training for the MFEM on accreditation to the Green Climate Fund’
Port Vila, 14 August 2020, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) delivered the first in a series of capacity building training sessions for the Government of Vanuatu on accreditation to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Held at the Vanuatu National Statistics Office (VNSO) in Port Vila, the targeted audience of the capacity building training were […]
News • August 25, 2020
New Zealand and GGGI sign partnership to support Pacific Low Emissions Climate Resilient Development
[Seoul, August 25, 2020] – A new international partnership to support Pacific countries to tackle climate change has been signed today by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). The NZD 4.7 million (USD 3.1 million) partnership will help Pacific countries over the next three years […]
News • June 22, 2020
National Green Energy Fund launches first projects in Vanuatu
The National Green Energy Fund (NGEF) has recently launched its first pilot projects after setting up in 2018 as an independent public entity to source funds to help the Vanuatu government achieve its energy targets. Fishermen in Futuna now have a solar-powered refrigeration system to store their fish safely before sale, thanks to the first ever […]
News • May 29, 2020
Virtual Training of Trainers delivered on Solar PV Systems in Vanuatu
Port Vila, Vanuatu 29 May 2020 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the Department of Energy (DoE) of the Ministry of Climate Change – Vanuatu, conducted a two-day pilot training of trainers (ToT) workshop on the 26th and 27th of May, 2020 on draft Solar Photovoltaic (PV) training modules for the […]
News • May 4, 2020
Regional Pacific NDC Hub completes first phase of NDC implementation in the Pacific
On 31 March 2020, the Regional Pacific NDC Hub (NDC Hub) successfully completed the first phase of delivering NDC implementation activities in the Pacific region. GGGI is one of four NDC Hub delivery partners along with GIZ (lead partner), Pacific Community (SPC) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). During the first […]
News • March 31, 2020
Preparations underway for installation of solar-powered water pumps in Vanuatu
In March, GGGI, took important steps to install 24 solar-powered water systems on 5 outer islands in Vanuatu. The work is part of the “Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change through Solar Power-driven Access to Water in Rural Areas of Outers Islands, Vanuatu” project being delivered in partnership with the Vanuatu’s Department of Water Resources, with […]
News • March 27, 2020
GGGI: GCF Portfolio
Directing finance to where it is needed most Delivering inclusive growth while limiting climate change to 1.5°C will require the mobilization of finance at a historic scale. Over the next 15 years, it is estimated the world needs about USD 90 trillion in climate smart infrastructure – most of it in developing countries. Investing in […]
News • February 4, 2020
Fiji Prime Minister officially opens the Regional Pacific NDC Hub office
On February 04, Fiji Prime Minister Hon. Voreqe Bainimarama officially opened the Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Hub Office at the Pacific Community (SPC) campus in Suva, Fiji. This marked an important milestone for Pacific Island member countries determination to take a leading role in meeting the climate change targets set out in the […]
News • October 23, 2019
GGGI and OECS to Hold Panel Discussion on Regional Climate Change Support Mechanisms as Part of Virtual Island Summit
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), in cooperation with Island Innovation, are hosting an online panel discussion on regional initiatives that support island states in setting and achieving climate change goals on October 24, 2019. The general public is invited to attend. Registration is available at this […]
News • October 15, 2019
GGGI launches multimedia knowledge sharing platform to highlight Pacific SIDS transition to renewable energy
SEOUL – October 15, 2019 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) today launched a new platform, Powering Pacific Green Growth, to share knowledge and raise visibility about the steps and successes countries in the Pacific region are making to achieve Paris Agreement commitments and SDGs through the application and scale-up of clean, sustainable energy […]
Projects
Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Vanuatu(VU04) Phase 3 of Support to the Vanuatu National Green Energy Fund: Operationalizing investment and Exit Strategy
| Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2019 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 59,690 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Vanuatu(VU07) Mobilizing the Vanuatu Private Sector Towards Climate Change Action
| Start Date | Q1 Apr 17 2019 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 225,009 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Vanuatu(VU1) Vanuatu – Mobilizing Finance for Green Energy Projects in Vanuatu
| Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2017 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 104,669 |
| Status | Complete |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access
| Start Date | Q4 2018 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 1,500,000 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Vanuatu National Green Energy Fund (NGEF)
| Start Date | Q1 2016 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
| Status | Complete |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Vanuatu National Green Energy Fund (NGEF)
| Start Date | Q4 2016 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 10,000,000 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Mobilizing Finance for Green Energy Projects in Vanuatu
| Start Date | Q1 2017 |
|---|---|
| Funding Source | |
| Actual Budget (USD) | 2,002,000 |
| Status | Active |
| Thematic Area |
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