On 7 December, ADB approved grants amounting to $7.2 million for the Nuku’alofa Network Upgrade Project that will improve and build the resilience of the aged and inefficient electricity network in Tonga’s capital. Specifically, the grants will finance the rehabilitation of 16.5 kilometers of the medium-voltage transmission network, upgrade 50 kilometers of the low-voltage distribution network in seven villages, climate - and disaster-proof the capital’s electricity network and provide new electricity connections to 59 new households to the grid.
The project is led by PAEN’s Woo-Yul Lee.
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