Vanuatu to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030

Vanuatu, an island in the South Pacific, is planning to source 100 per cent of its electricity from renewables by 2030, according to Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ham Lini.

The island’s economy is struggling to recover in the wake of last year’s cyclone Pam which caused significant damage to fisheries, crops and livestock, with an estimated cost of $450 million.

The government is planning a range of renewable energy projects including a 767-kilowatt solar farm funded by the United Arab Emirates.

The Minister was speaking to Radio New Zealand whose broadcaster reported: "Vanuatu's climate change minister says the country is working towards having 100 per cent of its electricity generated from renewable energy sources by 2030.”