Tonga Power Ltd's multi-million acquisition of Tonga Gas Ltd. was marked today with a reduction in LPG price announced during a ceremony at the Touliki Terminal in Ma’ufanga.
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Tuesday 11 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four new bucket trucks were added to Tonga Power Ltd’s vehicle fleet to help upgrade the electricity distribution network of 33 villages in Tongatapu over the next five-years.
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Tuesday 4 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The threat of death by electrocution during flooding in Tongatapu’s heavily-populated areas was a concern during Tropical Cyclone Kofi over the weekend, March 1-2, as Tonga’s National Emergency Management Office pointed out that the power was not shut down in inundated areas.
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Sunday 2 February 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A grant funding of NZ$1.7 million from the New Zealand Government was signed in Nuku'alofa on January 29 as part of a package to rebuild the electricity network in Ha’apai destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Ian.
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Wednesday 22 January 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Electric power has been restored to over 100 homes and shops in Ha‘apai's main town Pangai, Ha'apai. However, Tonga Power Ltd's CEO John Van Brink has estimated it will cost around $5 million pa'anga to rebuild a more cyclone resistant power network on the island group, and the work will take a few months.
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Friday 13 December 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power Ltd. paid the Tonga government a dividend of $389,369 pa’anga on Tuesday, 10 December at the Annual General Meeting of the Tonga Power Board, as the first part of a T$1 million dividend for the financial year.
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Monday 23 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ten line staff from the Tonga Power Ltd have won employment contracts with New Zealand’s Northpower Ltd. after completing a two-weeks recruitment boot camp. The group, including one woman, who are expected to migrate with their families in November this year have been called “professionals” and “great ambassadors for Tonga”.
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Friday 30 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ten Tonga Power Ltd. lines staff left for New Zealand today to undergo a two-weeks evaluation boot camp in East Tamaki with a view to winning employment contracts with Northpower Ltd.
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Monday 15 April 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's electricity price will increase by 8.78 seniti tomorrow, April 16, John van Brink, the CEO for Tonga Power Ltd announced today.
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Tuesday 5 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's first small wind turbine project is expected to be commissioned by Tonga Power Ltd. at Lavengatonga on eastern Tongatapu in April, in a project that aims to collect data and provide experience in wind generation.
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Tuesday 21 August 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's first solar farm "Maama Mai" or "Let there be light" began operation on August 20, and customers should see a reduction in the price of electricity on their first power bill in September.
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