Since 2016, IUP has played an important role to help power villages and communities on the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu.

 

As part of this initiative, IUP supplied Vanuatu Utilities and Infrastructure (VUI) with 5.5kV in-ground mounted poles, contributing to the annual expansions that brought electricity to these areas for the first time. IUP also provided low-cost LED streetlights to VUI, which are attached to the supplied utility poles.

Key outcomes.

Espiritu Santo remains the only area in Vanuatu where most of the electricity generated comes from renewable sources.

4.32

MW

Installed capacity

$114m

GWh

Electricity generation

2.21

MW

Peak Demand

As part of this initiative, IUP supplied Vanuatu Utilities and Infrastructure (VUI) with 5.5kV in-ground mounted poles, contributing to the annual expansions that brought electricity to many areas for the first time. IUP also provided low-cost street lights to VUI, which are attached to the supplied utility poles.