NUKU’ALOFA, TONGA (25th October 2018) — The Government of Tonga reached a historic milestone in its efforts towards achieving 50% renewable energy generation by 2020 with the recent approval by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) of US$29.9 million in co-financing for the Tonga Renewable Energy Project (TREP) at the GCF 21st Board Meeting in Manama Bahrain, 17th October 2018.
TREP, which is being developed with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is a key component of the Tonga Energy Road Map (TERM) 2010–2020.