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Discover what we've financed and how they transform Pacific communities.

Accelerating access to renewable energy and jobs for remote Papua New Guinea communities

Accelerating access to renewable energy and jobs for remote Papua New Guinea communities

A partnership to enable greater access to renewable energy and job opportunities for Papua New Guinea’s most remote communities, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Solar panels at the plant, opened in June 2023

Building Palau’s first utility-scale solar power plant

An AIFFP loan and grant package has supported Solar Pacific Pristine Power to build Palau’s first solar and battery ener...

Catalysing coffee through renewable energy for off-grid communities in Timor-Leste

Catalysing coffee through renewable energy for off-grid communities in Timor-Leste

A partnership to establish renewable-energy powered coffee hubs in Timor-Leste, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Power pole by a river

Connecting Solomon Islands’ capital to electricity via transmission line

An AIFFP loan and grant package is connecting a hydropower site at Tina River to the electricity grid in Honiara, suppor...

Front End Engineering Design (FEED)

Connecting Timor-Leste to the internet via submarine cable

An AIFFP grant is supporting the Government of Timor-Leste with advice to support the design, manufacture and installati...

Empowering local women and enabling greater access to clean energy and water in Kiribati

Empowering local women and enabling greater access to clean energy and water in Kiribati

A partnership to empower local women and enable greater access to electricity and water on Aranuka, one of Kiribati’s remote outer islands, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Energising Solomon Islands’ Malaita community with affordable solar power

Energising Solomon Islands’ Malaita community with affordable solar power

A partnership to trial an adaptable, scalable and economically viable model for addressing the challenges of reliable energy in rural Solomon Island communities, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

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Enhancing boat harbours across Tuvalu

With maritime transport vital to Tuvalu's economy, the AIFFP is working with the Asian Development Bank and Government o...

Enhancing critical health infrastructure through clean, affordable and reliable energy in Timor-Leste

Enhancing critical health infrastructure through clean, affordable, and reliable energy in Timor-Leste

A partnership to enhance four critical health infrastructure sites in Timor-Leste’s Cova-Lima Province, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

The project cable laying in Palau, June 2022.

Expanding digital connectivity in Palau via a submarine cable system‎

An AIFFP loan and grant package is enabling increased internet connectivity in Palau, with Australia, Japan and the Unit...

Tonga Shoreline

Expanding digital connectivity in Tonga via a second international undersea cable

With reliable digital connectivity vital to Tonga’s economy, the AIFFP is working with partners to provide critical redundancy for Tonga’s undersea cable network.

Federated States of Micronesia

Expanding the Federated States of Micronesia Outer Islands Electrification Program

A partnership to provide accessible electricity to Woleai atoll in Yap state and Pingelap in Pohnpei state.

Generating energy security for essential healthcare in the Solomon Islands

Generating energy security for essential healthcare in Solomon Islands

A partnership to build a more resilient healthcare system in Tetere, Solomon Islands through greater energy security, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Harnessing the circular economy to tackle solar e-waste in Vanuatu

Harnessing the circular economy to tackle solar e-waste in Vanuatu

A partnership to tackle the growing environment issue of e-waste from solar energy systems in Vanuatu, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Kiribati

Improving digital connectivity in the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati and Nauru via submarine cable

An AIFFP grant is supporting improved internet connectivity in three Pacific countries, with the governments of Australi...

Improving energy accessibility and reliability for essential healthcare services in remote Papua New Guinea communities

Improving energy accessibility and reliability for essential healthcare services in remote Papua New Guinea communities

A partnership to improve the energy infrastructure of two essential healthcare services in Papua New Guinea, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Nauru airport

Improving Nauru’s international airport

An AIFFP grant is supporting the Nauru Department of Transport to upgrade Nauru International Airport....

Islands of Fiji

Informing upgrades to Fiji’s Lautoka Wharf

The AIFFP has worked with Fiji Ports Corporation Limited to fund a feasibility study to consider the future of the Lautoka foreshore area.

Lighting the way for Kokoda College’s sustainable future in Papua New Guinea

Lighting the way for Kokoda College’s sustainable future in Papua New Guinea

A partnership to transform Kokoda College’s students’ outcomes through greater access to reliable and sustainable off-grid energy in Papua New Guinea, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Papua New Guinea Buins Road construction workers

Maintaining the Wau Highway in Papua New Guinea

Australia, through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific, has signed a $76.3 million financing package to support Papua New Guinea’s national road network.

Its Time Foundation and the Australian Government  are future-proofing solar energy systems, benefiting remote Fiji schools with reliable, renewable energy

Piloting a sustainable solar energy model for Fiji’s remote school communities

A partnership to future-proof solar energy systems for remote school communities in Fiji through effective monitoring and maintenance, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Papua New Guinea aims to electrify 70 per cent of the country by 2030.

Powering homes and businesses in Papua New Guinea’s Morobe and East New Britain provinces

Australia, through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFPP), has signed a $91.9 million financing package for Laitim Hauslain to improve national power infrastructure.

Powering Solomon Islands’ Vavanga community with affordable renewable energy

Powering Solomon Islands’ Vavanga community with affordable renewable energy

A partnership to power up the Vavanga community in Solomon Islands with micro-hydro system, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

A photo of the sign of the Dili Airport

Redeveloping Timor-Leste’s international airport

In December 2022, the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) announced that Australia is partnering with the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste with a $97.7 million concessional financing package for the redevelopment of the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili. This is Australia’s first sovereign loan to Timor-Leste.

Nadi Highlands

Reducing the impact of floods in Nadi, Fiji

An AIFFP grant is supporting the Republic of Fiji Government with essential catchment management and upstream flood miti...

Sasape Shipyard

Rehabilitating Solomon Islands’ Tulagi Shipyard

Australia has signed a AUD9.1million financing package with Solomon Islands Shipyard Limited to support the operations o...

The section of Queens Road near Veisari on Viti Levi received upgrades

Restoring roads and bridges across Fiji

Australia, through the AIFFP, will provide a financing package of AUD72 million for the Fiji Transport Infrastructure Restoration Project.

Securing access to renewable energy on Solomon Islands’ Savo Island

Securing access to renewable energy on Solomon Islands’ Savo Island

A partnership to support the Savo Island community in Solomon Islands gain access to renewable solar energy while powering the economic development of the island, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Strengthening women’s control and access to clean and affordable energy in Vanuatu

Strengthening women’s control and access to clean and affordable energy in Vanuatu

A partnership to improve access to clean and affordable energy for women and their communities in Vanuatu, selected through the Call for Partnerships to Support Off-Grid Renewable Energy in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Laying the Coral Sea Cable in Honiara

Supporting opportunities to connect to the Hawaiki Nui submarine cable network

With improved digital connectivity a priority across the Pacific region, the AIFFP is working with BW Digital to support...

Funafuti aerial photo 2

Tuvalu Vaka cable

Tuvalu Vaka cable will connect Funafuti to the Bulikula system....

Fiji plane

Upgrading Fiji’s international and outer island airports

In June 2021, the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) alongside ANZ Fiji, signed a FJD106 million (AUD68.4 million) loan to Airports Fiji Pte Ltd (AFL). The loan funded essential maintenance and capital works at Nadi International Airport and several outer islands’ airports, refinanced existing debt and supported the infrastructure priorities of AFL.

Container ship at a port in Papua New Guinea unloading

Upgrading ports across Papua New Guinea

An AIFFP loan and grant package is supporting the Government of Papua New Guinea to repair and refurbish key port infras...

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Upgrading Tonga’s international port

The AIFFP is partnering with the Asian Development Bank and the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga to upgrade one of Ton...