The Regional Energy Efficiency Workshop being held in Apia this week is timely not just for the region but also for Samoa.
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That’s the opinion of Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, who opened the workshop being held at Hotel Tanoa Tusitala, yesterday.
“It is a timely and crucial workshop for Samoa because we are aiming to have our electricity generated from 100per cent renewable sources by 2017,” he said.
“Currently 30per cent of our electricity generation is from a combination of renewable sources such as hydro, solar and wind."
“ This project has demonstrated that investments in energy efficiency reduce electricity consumption and enable consumers to save money."
“So renewable sources for electricity generation, together with implementing energy efficiency will make our 100per cent renewable goal easier and less expensive to achieve.”
The two-day meeting is bringing together Pacific community stakeholders to disseminate some of the lessons learned while implementing the Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Pacific (P.E.E.P-2) regional technical assistance.
They are discussing some of the key challenges, solutions, and future goals for energy efficient and economically viable development in the Pacific Island nations.
The two-day workshop will share some of the knowledge and experience gained during PEEP-2’s implementation in order to enhance project sustainability and replication for countries throughout the region.
“When a nation understands and incorporates energy efficiency in their citizens’ daily lives, the electricity demand decreases and lowers the demand for fossil fuels, which in turn will reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” Tuilaepa said.
The agenda for the meeting features numerous knowledgeable speakers, encompassing the perspectives of project implementers, stakeholders, and funding agencies in order to provide participants with a deeper understanding of project design and implementation.
Read Tuilaepa’s remarks in full in tomorrow’s Samoa Observer.
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