Does Solomon Island have electricity?

Alongside neighbouring Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, Solomon Islands is one of the least electrified countries in the world (Dornan, 2014; Lucas et al ., 2017; Weir, 2018 ). The 2019 Pacific Energy Update from the Asian Development Bank suggests that a mere 23% of Solomon Islanders have access to some electricity.

How many solar homes are there in the Solomon Islands?

“Solomon Islands currently has one of the lowest levels of access to electricity in the region, with over 85% of the population of Solomon Islands still without access to electricity and for this project alone, we received over 6,000 applications to obtain only 2,000 solar home systems,” said Mr Aimaea.

What are the costs of basic needs in the Solomon Islands?

There, the costs of basic needs are about double those of rural areas and even members of the urban middle class, such as teachers or government employees, struggle to regularly afford pay-per-use infrastructural systems (Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, 2015; UN Habitat, 2012 ).

How much do Solomon Islanders live in poverty?

Simultaneously, about one-quarter of Solomon Islanders live below the international poverty line of US$1.90 per day and two-thirds live on less than US$3.10 (World Bank, 2018b ), with the poverty line being highest in grid-serviced Honiara.