By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Sept. 3, 2026) — “Today we saw firsthand how Australia and Palau’s close collaboration is delivering tangible benefits by helping provide cleaner, more reliable energy for homes, businesses and schools,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as Australia marked a new milestone in Palau’s transition to renewable energy. Albanese joined […]
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PIF Chair Whipps Says Partners Must Show How They Will Support Pacific Priorities, Renewable Energy Goals
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (August 30, 2026)— As Pacific leaders confront climate change, rising energy costs and a changing regional partnership landscape, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. is urging countries seeking closer ties with the Pacific to demonstrate how they will help meet the region’s priorities rather than use the Pacific Islands Forum as […]
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Palau’s renewable energy push moves toward larger battery storage
By: Ngeldei Tulop KOROR, Palau — Palau’s transition toward renewable electricity is entering another phase as the country moves to expand battery storage capacity connected to its existing solar power system. A 19.8-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system is planned as an addition to Palau’s existing solar-plus-storage facility. The expansion is backed by Australian development financing […]
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Pacific leaders train in solar technology as fuel costs rise
SUVA, 01 JUNE 2026 (FIJI SUN)—A deepening global fuel crisis is pushing Pacific communities towards energy independence, with leaders from Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu training in solar technology to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. With fuel and electricity costs rising across the Pacific, 15 community representatives gathered in Wailoaloa, Nadi, last week to learn […]