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Country Presentation
Energy Policy (A) Course :Japan 2012
Inia SaulaRepublic of FijiIEEJ: August 2012 All Right Reserved

General Information - FijiIEEJ: August 2012 All Right Reserved

General Information- Energy Profile
National Energy Profile

Basic Country Facts
Sizes (km2)

18, 333 sq.km

Population Distribution: (2007 census)

837, 271

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2011

US$ 2, 349.97 Million

Energy Expenditure as a percentage of GDP

15.88%

Human Development Index 2011:

0.688% Population Access to Electricity

86%% Population Access to Modern Fuels

70%Energy Sources
Biomass; Hydro ; Wind ; Solar & Fossil Fuels
Energy Production (bbl or kWh for 2011):

855 Million kWh

Per Capita Energy Consumption (kWh for 2011):

1, 159 kWh

Top 3 energy consuming sectors
1. Transport 2.Manufacturing 3.Domestic

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Energy Situation
 Fiji heavily dependent on imported fuel
 Vulnerable to fluctuation of world crude oilprices From 2008, 2009 2010 & 2011 mineral
fuel imports over FD$1 Billion
 2010 Country Electricity approx. 52%
renewable energy & 48% fossil fuel

IEEJ: August 2012 All Right ReservedEnergy Policy – 2006 –2011i) Energy Planning - covers four broad areas of institutional strengthening of theDepartment of Energy, development and review of appropriate frameworks,coordination and consultation within the energy sector and with other sectors,and management of energy information.
ii) Energy Security - ensures stable and adequate energy supplies to the country
through diversifying our energy base and developing indigenous renewableenergy resources and other alternative fuels; and encouraging energy
conservation and efficiency in energy production, conversion and use.
iii) Power Sector - focuses on ensuring that the entire population has access toelectricity through the extension of FEA grid network, stand-alone systems by
the Department of Energy, and extensions from government stations. The
involvement of the private sector in the provision of electricity will be continuallyencouraged.
iv) Renewable Energy - The focus of this strategic area is to ensure increased useof affordable and appropriate renewable energy technologies through quantifying
the local renewable energy resources available, providing incentives for theimportation and use of renewable technologies, and adapting renewable energy
based standards for local use.

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Past Energy Demand and Supply
Summary of Petroleum Consumption (1979 to 2009)
Petroleum
19791999
2004
20072009
Product Type
Motor Spirit
59,764,706 114,329,412 53,464,706 78,753,000 44,600,
Aviation fuels
24,393,939 142,136,364 48,642,424 291,327,000 82,500,
Kerosene
20,218,579 12,603,825 36,639,344 667,000 71,300,0
Diesel142,487,047 145,512,953 298,533,679 437,887,000 188,900
Residual Fuel Oil 11,500,000 21,804,762 797,619
9,739,800
naLPG
4,745,098 22,298,039 25,341,176 25,428,528
naTotal(in litres)Energy
263,109,369Demand
458,685,355 463,418,949
843,802,328 387,300
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Past Energy Demand & Supply

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Outlook of Energy Demand and Supply
Year ending
Total Generation GWh
Made up of:Monasavu/Wainiqeu (FEA)
Wainikasou/Nagado (IPP)
FSC Labasa (IPP)
Butoni (FEA)

20077852008
793

20098022010
812

20118272012845

481
28
73463
32
45390
32
77402
38
76402
38
156402381562013
866
2.5%
402
38
156

FSC Lautoka (IPP)
Tropik Drasa (IPP)
Geothermal/biomass (IPP)
Nadarivatu (FEA)
Wainisavulevu (FEA)
IVITI biomass (IPP)
Vuda Bio Mass (IPP)
Total non-diesel
generation

12000000

10
1100000

15
1.2
0
0
000

15
51
00000

15
720
4000015
72
8100
72050

15728100
77050

531

525

452

519

588

733

783

254

268

350

293239

112

83

32.4%

33.8%

43.6%

36.1%

28.9%

13.3%

9.6%

Thermal generation(FEA)
Thermal generation (%of total generation)
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Load Demand Forecast (MWh)Load Demand Forecast (MWh 2010 ‐ 2025)
Type of Generation

2010

2015

2020

2025

Hydro
1 Monasavu (80MW)
2 Wainiqeu (0.80MW)
3 Wainikasou (6.5MW)
4 Nagado (3MW)
5 Nadarivatu (40MW)
6 Wailoa Down Stream(10MW)
7 Wainisavulevu Weir Raising

400,000
400,000
400,000
400,000
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
18,00018,00018,00018,00019,00019,00019,00019,0000101,000
101,000
101,000
0
40,00040,00040,000
0

6,000

6,000

6,000

Thermal1 Diesel VLIS
2 Diesel Others
3 HFO

103,000
104,000
110,000
125,000
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
260,000

300,000

340,000

370,000

WIND AND SOLAR
1 Wind Farm

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

2 Solar Panel

8152535

32,00052,00060,00060,00024,00086,400120,000

140,000

INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS
1 Biomass – Bagasse
2 Biomass ‐ Wood
Source: Energy Security Report 2010

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Major Barriers in Formulation &Implementation of Energy Policies
No.
1.
2.

Barriers
Political Will
Value Energy

3.

Technical Experts

4.

Funding5.

Support Activities

6.

Brain Drain

7.

Short Term Review

8.

Availability of Data

9.

Integrated Approach

10.

Legislation

Remarks
No political will to push for energy agenda in cabinet
Most heads of ministries/departments and senior supstaffs do not value energy
We do not have technical and legal experts to formu
energy policies for us. We usually depend on regiorganizations and overseas consultants to do the wfor us.
Minimal funds is allocated for this work and we depon World Bank/UNDP
We have good strategies in our energy policy, but
support activities, implementers, whom, whenmonitoring is not clear.
Most people that attended training in energy policy
and joined regional organizations or
migrated
Australia or New ZealandOur energy policy should have been reviewed eve
years, especially to evaluate our performance in mee
short term targets. In addition we can then re-strate
our approach for other activities.
Very difficult to get valid data for energy plan
purpose. In Fiji, oil companies are reluctant to shareconsumption data and this affected the publicatio
Energy statistics booklet.
There is a need for a continuous consultation
integrated approach to meet some of targets
activities in the Energy Policy
We do not have an Energy Act/Renewable Energy
etc to provide the legal support for the implementatio
the policies.

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