Tuvalu National Energy Policy

Abstract

Tuvalu NaTioNal ENErgy Policy Government of TuvaluTu va lu N at io n al E n er g y Po lic y 20 09 2 August 2009 Cover photos by Ms Lala Bukarau and Mr Bhaskar Rao, SOPACThis Tuvalu National Energy Policy (TNEP) is the first ever produced in an attempt to clearly define and direct current and future energy developments and usages throughout Tuvalu. The rapid shift from subsistence to cash or monetary economy in contemporary Tuvalu as posed by the effects of globalization paved the way for such immediate and fitting policies and responses to be devised to address such swift changes. TNEP is no doubt a product of these much needed responses, and its sole objective is to improve the well-being of the Tuvalu people by promoting the use of its renewable energy resources, which are cost-effective, reliable, affordable and environmentally sustainable. TNEP was developed by the Energy Department and SOPAC following successive consultation workshops that were conducted by a Technical Assistant from SOPAC a