Project Summary
For the month of July 2026, the project currently has an overall project implantation of 68.70%. The project is currently working in the village of Hofoa Section 7 and construction activities include installation of poles, trenching works for underground cables and vegetation works.
The project is scheduled to complete construction activities by June 2027.
There project is currently waiting on the procurement of conductors, and this is currently under review for contract award.
Project Outcome – Technical power losses and climate vulnerability of the electricity of the electricity network in Nuku’alofa reduced.
a. Network restoration time shortened to 2 days – achieved.
b. Distribution network loses in Nuku’alofa reduced to 8% from 10.5% - ongoing.
c. Greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 38 tons per annum – ongoing.
Output 1: Nuku’alofa electricity network system improved.
- 16.5km of 11kV medium-voltage network rehabilitated and upgraded:
There is currently eight point four two kilometers (8.75km) of high voltage ABC conductor installed. This reflects fifty-one percent (53%) progress of the required target.
- 50.0km of 0.4kV low voltage network in seven villages rehabilitated and upgraded:
For the low voltage network, a total of thirty thousand kilometers (31.5km). This reflects sixty percent (63.0%) progress of the required target.
- 1,240 customer connections (including all households headed by women) climate-and disaster proofed:
There are currently eight hundred and forty-five (901) customers with upgraded connections to the low voltage and high voltage connections. This reflects thirty percent (49.6%) progress of the required target as the total number of customer connections is 1814.
- 59 new households connected:
This target has been achieved in September 2024 of eighty (80) new household connections. To date there is one hundred and twenty-three (123) new connections, and this figure will continue to grow with more customers developing their properties for residential and commercial purposes.
- At least 28% of technical workers on the project sites are women:
There are currently fifty-seven (57) personnel in the project team with sixteen (16) women personnel that hold technical roles or twenty-eight percent (28%) of the total population and 36 (62%) of males with technical roles. This target has been achieved.
Output 2: Project implementation capacity and gender inclusiveness of TPL operation enhanced:
- Project management supported through consultancy services – achieved.
- Development of gender mainstreaming capacity – ongoing.
- TPL staff, including at least 30% women trained on project management -achieved.
Project Location
Donor Funding & Total Project Value: USD 8.7 Million
Contracts
The following is the status of all contracts on the project.
a. Contracts to be awarded - one (1)
Conductor and HV Hardware
b. Ongoing contracts - three (3)
Update Survey Map through Survey Contractor
Household service lines trenching
c. Completed Contracts - six (6)
Supply of Personal Protective Equipment
Supply of Low Voltage (LV) Hardware
Supply of Power Poles
Project Documents
The project documents including (i) Grant Agreement; (ii) Project Agreement; (iii) Investment Facility Report; (iv) Project Administration Manual; (v) Gender Action Plans; (vi) Procurement Plans; (vii) Audited Project Financial Statements; and (viii) Environmental and Social Monitoring Report are available on the ADB's website https://www.adb.org/projects/