Powering up remote Tuvalu through solar

This short documentary film, created through the Pacific Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through Renewable Energy Project (PIGGAREP), documents the life-changing potential of 24 hour solar power for communities living in the remote islands of Tuvalu. Earlier this year, PIGGAREP sent a small team to remote Tuvalu to capture the community response to new solar photovoltaic (PV) installations being constructed on the islands of Nukufetau, Nukulaelae and Nui. These installations will ensure that, for the first time ever, electricity will be available 24 hours a day to the communities in these remote locations. The solar project has been made possible through a partnership between the Government of Tuvalu and the European Union, with additional support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) of New Zealand, the Government of Finland and PIGGAREP.