South pacific islands now totally powered by the sun
<p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokelau">Tokelau</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tokelau">Tokelau</span> <span word="Renewable">Renewable</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Project">Project</span>. <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="McCully">McCully</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tokelau">Tokelau</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="atolls">atolls</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="Tokelau">Tokelau</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="That">That</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="burdened">burdened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="atolls">atolls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokelau">Tokelau</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Atafu">Atafu</span>, <span word="Nukunonu">Nukunonu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fakaofo">Fakaofo</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="administered">administered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>. <span word="Together">Together</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="atoll">atoll</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="grid">grid</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="grids">grids</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grids">grids</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="Tokelau">Tokelau</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tokelau">Tokelau</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Samoa">Samoa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="twenty">twenty</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="panels">panels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="turbines">turbines</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="heaters">heaters</span>.</p>
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