Partners - Pacific Planning

Key Project Partners

Information on implementing and contributing partners.

Funding Partner

DCCEEW

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Australia).

AU Government

Delivery Partner

UNSW

University of New South Wales (Consortia Lead for implementation and tool development).

Academic Lead

Host Government Partner

MMERE

Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (Solomon Islands).

Policy & Data

Grid Operator

Solomon Power

The national utility responsible for providing crucial grid and operation data.

Technical Data

Regional Contributing Partners

Pacific Community (SPC)

Regional Science & Knowledge

Provides regional expertise and institutional support across the Pacific.

Pacific Power Association (PPA)

Utility Network

Connects the project to the broader regional power utility framework.

University of the South Pacific (USP)

Regional Education

Contributes academic knowledge specific to the regional context.

The entire project is structured as a **non-binding project level partnership**, emphasizing local ownership, with the Solomon Islands maintaining **full control and ownership** of the resulting capacity expansion modelling tool and intellectual property.