PPA Main Conference Presentations:

Tuesday, 23 September 2025 – 1030-1200

  1. FSM Government – “Early Market Engagement for FSM and RMI Procurement of Solar PV/BESS and Mini Grids”–  Ms. Leola Primo 
  2. University of New South Wales – “Pacific Hydrogen Roadmap”- Professor Ian MacGill

Tuesday, 23 September 2025 – 1300-1500

  1. Itron – “Where are the Real Benefit of Digital Twin? “– Mr. Nicholas Phillips, Itron  
  2. Guam Power Authority – “Paradigm Shift in Diversity and Supply of Energy”– Mr. John Benavente 
  3. Energy Pool – “Digitizing Islands Grids: Lessons from French Polynesia”– Ms. Agnieszka Rychlicka 
  4. Wartsila – “Modernizing Island Grids with Smart Hybrid Systems”– Mr. Kari Punnonen 

Thursday, 25 September 2025 – 0830-1000

  1. Radian Research – “Field-Based Meter Site Analysis for Revenue Integrity and Loss Prevention”– Mr. Marcus Zickefoose
  2. Hadron Energy – “Hadron Energy’s 10 Mwe Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) “– Mr. Ross Ridenoure 
  3. Yachiyo Engineering Co. – “Energy Transition in the Pacific Island Countries, Challenges and Solutions”– Mr. Kyoji Fujii

Thursday, 25 September – 1030-1300

  1. Utilligence – “Smart Grids for the Pacific: Unlocking Revenue, Resilience and Renewables”, Mr. Ross Waddington
  2. Entura – “The Tonga Renewable Energy Project (TREP): Lessons from BESS and SCADA Implementation with Low Network Visibility”– Mr. Lachlan McKenna 
  3. University of New South Wales – “Grid Readiness for Smart Renewable Energy Transitions in the Pacific Islands”– Mr. Janendra Prasad 

Thursday, 25 September 2025 – 1300-1500

  1. Palau Public Utilities Corporation – “Electric Power Operations 10-Year Plan”– Mr. Ramon Adelbai (To be advised)
  2. World Bank – PWIP – “Women Energizing in the Pacific”– Ms. Helle Bucchave 
  3. Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility – “Market-Facing Pipeline of Energy Projects in the Pacific”– Mr. Robert Guild 

CEOs Retreat:

  1. ADB – Charts from Survey
  2. EFL – Training Facility
  3. ADB – Proposed Pacific Regional Approach through Partnership with ADB 
  4. Hawaii Natural Energy Institute – Modernized Resource Planning in PICs for Orderly Energy Transition 
  5. ADB – SPMU- Regional Procurement for the Pacific- Brainstorming
  6. Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific – The Pacific Climate Infrastructure Partnership – Australia’s Regional Investment in Climate Infrastructure
  7. World Bank: Pacific Women in Power – From Insight to Action

Utility Board Directors Workshop:

  1. Corporate Governance Best Practices for Utilities: Are your organizations up to scratch?
  2. Modernized Resource Planning in PICs for Orderly Energy Transition
  3. Grid Readiness for Smart Renewable Energy Transitions in Pacific Islands
  4. Progress on the 5th PRETMM outcome/Status of the pacific energy sector/Update on SPC Energy team and projects
  5. Pacific Hydrogen Roadmap
  6. Pacific Island Countries and Territories Electricity Utility Boards Directors Workshop
  7. Tariffs & Distributed Energy Resources
  8. Pacific Island Countries and Territories Electricity Utility Boards Directors Workshop Clean energy transition in the Pacific Intro

Engineers Workshop:

  1. Inspection Workshop Agenda 
  2. Enabling Efficient DER Interconnection
  3. Session 1A Working Safely with Systems
  5. Session 2A PV Cells and Modules
  6. Session 2B Grid Tie or Grid-connect Inverters
  7. Session 3A Inspecting grid connected PV systems

Others:

  1. ADB/ Crisil – “De-risking Fuel Supply through Financial Hedging” – Rohan Jadhav & Navin Bulusu
  2. Emerging Areas – Energy Sector – Cross Sector Holistic Development Workshop