The renewable solar energy project with an Independent Power Producer (IPP) work continues while Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) and the IPP seek solutions to satisfy the financing institution requirements. Senate did not pass the resolution approving the Government Support Agreement, one of the five conditions required in the contract between PPUC and the IPP. […]
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3 finalists for the solar producing bid identified
After a long drawn out rigorous selection process, Palau Public Utilities Corporations (PPUC) has narrowed the thirteen (13) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Producers down to three (3). The three finalists are METKA ENG (Cyprus based company), ENGIE (a France based company) and SOLAR PHILIPPINES, all huge multinational solar power producing corporations. The three corporations […]
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Award of solar project expected to be issued in February 2020
The awarding of the Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Producers bid by Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) is expected to be awarded by February of next year with the contract expected to be signed by April, according to Acting-CEO and Chairman of PPUC Board of Directors Greg Decherong, reporting at the Palau’s national leadership meeting […]
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Kayangel eyed to be fully powered by renewable energy in 2019
Palau is now on the move to hitting its 45% renewable energy target by 2025 by starting off with Kayangel Island, the northernmost state of the country, and making it generate and utilize 100% renewable energy by the end of 2019. Kayangel State, which has a land area of about 1.4 km2 and a population of […]