Review of the Fiji national energy policy : final inception report

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41 Lonsdale Road, London NW6 6RA, UK tel: +44 20 7604 4545, fax: +44 20 7604 4547 http://www.eca-uk.com Review of the Fiji National Energy Policy Final Inception Report April 2013 Submitted to GIZ/Secretariat of the Pacific Community by: Economic Consulting Associates SMEC (New Zealand) http://www.eca-uk.com/http://www.eca-uk.com/ Review of the Fiji National Energy Policy: Final Inception Report, April 2013 Economic Consulting Associates, SMEC (New Zealand), Contents i Contents Contents i Tables and Figures i Abbreviations and Acronyms ii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Rationale for reviewing the energy policy 2 1.3 Objectives of the review 3 2 Our understanding of the key issues 5 2.1 Fiji‟s energy sector in transition 5 2.2 Barrier analysis 7 2.3 Focus on private sector participation 9 2.4 The environmental link 11 3 Assumptions and risks 12 3.1 Data acquisition and disclosure 12 3.2 Potential cross sectorial over