Does Palau have a good power system?

The calibration model representing Palau’s current power system also confirms this dominance of fossil fuels and the low share taken by renewable energy.

What can Palau do to save money?

Palau is researching the potential of wind energy, ocean thermal energy conversion, wave energy, and energy storage technologies. Ocean thermal and wave technologies are in their nascent stages, although current energy eficiency and demand-side management technologies, along with wind and solar, can help save money today.

Does Palau have solar power?

Together with a large amount of diesel generation, Palau also has some installed solar PV capacity. Indeed, the country’s current renewable energy capacity includes a total of 2.5 MW of utility-scale solar PV systems (see Table 3).

How does Palau manage energy eficiency?

Palau initiated energy eficiency efforts to reduce governmen-tal energy use through its Energy Conservation Strategy in 2007.

How important is energy to Palau's environmental sustainability?

An energy sector review that was undertaken as an initial step in this project has shown that energy is a vital resource underpinning all aspects of our society and fundamentally influencing Palau’s environmental sustainability.

How to protect Palau's energy supply?

Finding the right balance is an ongoing task involving government, producers and users of energy. The government believes a combination of competitive markets with backstop measures and effective regulation of suppliers is the best means of protecting the security of Palau’s energy supplies.