Increased number of households with access to electricity, who could not otherwise afford to connect.
Activities:
The Vanuatu GPOBA project will provide for the following activities:
1. OBA subsidies for new electricity connections for low-income households (service
connection). This component provides one-off OBA subsidies to cover up to
approximately 80 percent of the cost of connecting low income households to grid-based
electricity services in Vanuatu. The component will be managed by the electric utilities
that supply electricity in the concession areas;
2. OBA subsidies for basic household wiring for low-income households accessing electricity
services under the project (household wiring). This component provides one-off OBA
subsidies to cover the cost of basic household wiring (to a predetermined limit) by means
of wiring from the utility meter box to a Ready Board for low-income households
accessing grid-based electricity services under the project. Household wiring will be in
accordance with the Australian and New Zealand standard (AS/NZS 3000) or French
Standard (NF C 15-100). For safety reason, the wiring will be carried out and/or certified
by qualified (Grade A, Australian Electrical/Mechanical Fitters license or equivalent)
electrical contractors contracted or electrical contractors authorized by UNELCO or
VUI to carry out the works. The Service Providers will supervise the electrical contractors
and on completion, provide verification that the internal wiring has been completed to standard;
and
3. Implementation support to the Department of Energy (DoE) for project management,
supervision, training and independent verification of outputs, including verification that
the wiring and connections have been done to the agreed standard.
The project and subsidy will run for four years.
The diagram below shows a service connection (with no pole required) and household wiring as
defined by the project
Actions:
The Vanuatu GPOBA project will provide for the following activities:
1. OBA subsidies for new electricity connections for low-income households (service
connection). This component provides one-off OBA subsidies to cover up to
approximately 80 percent of the cost of connecting low income households to grid-based
electricity services in Vanuatu. The component will be managed by the electric utilities
that supply electricity in the concession areas;
2. OBA subsidies for basic household wiring for low-income households accessing electricity
services under the project (household wiring). This component provides one-off OBA
subsidies to cover the cost of basic household wiring (to a predetermined limit) by means
of wiring from the utility meter box to a Ready Board for low-income households
accessing grid-based electricity services under the project. Household wiring will be in
accordance with the Australian and New Zealand standard (AS/NZS 3000) or French
Standard (NF C 15-100). For safety reason, the wiring will be carried out and/or certified
by qualified (Grade A, Australian Electrical/Mechanical Fitters license or equivalent)
electrical contractors contracted or electrical contractors authorized by UNELCO or
VUI to carry out the works. The Service Providers will supervise the electrical contractors
and on completion, provide verification that the internal wiring has been completed to standard;
and
3. Implementation support to the Department of Energy (DoE) for project management,
supervision, training and independent verification of outputs, including verification that
the wiring and connections have been done to the agreed standard.
The project and subsidy will run for four years.
The diagram below shows a service connection (with no pole required) and household wiring as
defined by the project
