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The future of Samoa's electricity system could go green, a University of Otago study has shown. Pacific Island nations are particularly susceptible to climate change and face high costs and energy security issues from imported fossil fuels. For these reasons many Pacific Island nations have developed ambitious 100 per cent renewable energy targets.
One of Samoa’s main goals for the energy sector is to achieve 70.0 % renewable energy use by the end of 2031, as stipulated in the Pathway for the Development of Samoa (PDS 2021/22- 2025/26). The Energy Account also provides statistics to assess and monitor the progress of that goal.
1. Introduction This publication is the 2nd Energy Accounts ever produced, following the compilation of the first Experimental Energy Account for Samoa using the 2016 Samoa Energy Review by the Ministry of Finance. The Energy Accounts 2020 presents estimates on physical supply and use of energy (in joules1) for Samoa.
Table 1 is a summary of the Energy Supply and Use components for Samoa in 2020. Samoa’s energy supply totaled approximately 5,282 TJ where imported energy products accounted for an estimated 69.8 % (3,689 TJ) of total supply while natural inputs from the environment accounted for the remaining 30.2 % (1,593 TJ). Source: SBS, 2022.
Hence, Overall Total Electricity Production is estimated at 609.2 TJ (Refer PSUT). Conversion: 1 kWh = 3.6 Megajoules; then divide by 1000,000 to convert into Terajoules; or simply divide the kWh by 277,778 to get Terajoules. Note: Electricity Industry own uses and losses. Source: Samoa Trust Estate Corporation.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE). The ministry provided the information the status of the Biogas Systems in Samoa. Five of the systems have a Daily Gas Production capacity of 5 cubic meters and one with 3 cubic meters. The largest one with 300 cubic meters at Piu is reportedly inactive.
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