Around 600 students and 31 teachers at Goldie College in Solomon Islands’ Western Province are celebrating the handover of a new 88kWp solar energy system delivering reliable, 24/7 power to support learning and school life.
As the second site of REnew Pacific’s first project, this milestone marks an important step in expanding access to clean, reliable energy for remote communities across the region.
Delivered through a partnership between Superfly Limited, Goldie College and the Australian Government, the project will provide consistent electricity to power classrooms, improve study conditions and support the wider school community.
The official handover brought together government leaders, partners and the local community to celebrate this achievement, including representatives from the Solomon Islands Government and the Australian High Commission.
Australia’s High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Jeff Roach, said the project highlights how reliable and renewable energy solutions can improve and better support education outcomes.
Goldie College is one of three sites being supported through REnew Pacific’s first Solomon Islands project, alongside Atoifi Adventist Hospital in Malaita Province and Sir Dudley Tuti College in Isabel Province. Altogether this benefits more than 81,000 people through improved access to renewable energy.
REnew Pacific is Australia’s AUD75 million investment in off-grid renewable energy for rural and remote communities across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. The program supports locally led, sustainable projects that improve access to essential services including education, healthcare and communications.
This project is part of REnew Pacific, helping demonstrate how renewable energy can strengthen education and opportunity in remote communities.
