ADB Partners with Solomon Islands and Tonga to Boost Renewable Energy and Resilience

On the sidelines of COP29, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed agreements with the Solomon Islands and Tonga governments to support major renewable energy projects. These initiatives aim to reduce the Pacific nations’ dependence on diesel fuel imports and strengthen energy resilience.  

ADB Vice-President for East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, Scott Morris, signed agreements with Solomon Islands Minister for the Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology Trevor Mahaga and Tonga Minister of Finance, Revenue, and Customs Tiofilusi Tiueti.