The price of petrol has fallen, while diesel and kerosene prices have increased, as approved by the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA) for November – December, starting on 16 November 2018.
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Monday 19 November 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 14 November 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A ground breaking ceremony to start a Nuku’alofa Power Network Upgrade Project was held on Wednesday, November 14 at Pahu.
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Thursday 1 November 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
US$29.9 million funding for the Tonga Renewable Energy Project (TREP) was approved by the Green Climate Fund during its 21st Board Meeting in Bahrain on October 17.
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Wednesday 17 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Petrol and kerosene retail and wholesale prices have increased significantly for October to November, starting on October 16.
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Monday 8 October 2018
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New Delhi, India
Tonga’s effort in promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency has been recognized when it was elected as Vice President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) representing the Asia Pacific region at its first General Assembly in New Delhi, India, on 1-3 October 2018.
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Thursday 20 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Petrol and kerosene retail prices have decreased slightly for September to October starting on Tuesday, 18 September, while the price of diesel went up.
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Saturday 15 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI launched the installation of Tonga's first Wind Power Generation System, with a ground breaking ceremony on 14 September at Niutoua, on the east coast of Tongatapu. The $40 million project is funded by Japan.
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Wednesday 12 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An NZD$30.7 million upgrade to the power distribution network in 55 Tongatapu villages has connected hundreds of households to electricity for the first time and upgraded thousands of rural connections.
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Tuesday 7 August 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Setitaia Pasivaka Chen has been appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer for Tonga Power Ltd, starting on August 1.
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Tuesday 17 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Petroleum prices in Tonga have decreased for July to August starting on Monday, July 16.
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Thursday 17 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fuel costs have increased significantly after higher petroleum prices were made effective yesterday Wednesday 16 May by the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA).
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Monday 16 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A slight drop in new petroleum prices for petrol, kerosene, and diesel, has been approved by the Tonga Competent Authority effective from today, 16 April. The retail price of petrol, kerosene and diesel has decreased by 0.09 seniti/litre, 5.68 seniti/litre and 2.98 seniti/litre respectively, with all price changes including consumption tax.
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Monday 19 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power Limited announced on Thursday 15 March that it would not implement any tariff increases until June this year. The decision was made in consultation with Government to help relieve the energy costs in the wake of Cyclone Gita.
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Tuesday 16 January 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Petroleum prices for Tonga have increased starting today Tuesday, January 16 until February.
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Thursday 19 October 2017
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King Tupou VI accompanied by Queen Nanasipau’u commissioned a new 2-megawatt solar farm Matatoa, the largest in Tonga on October 19.
Wednesday 18 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New wholesale and retail petroleum prices announced for this month have seen an increase. The Tonga Competent Authority approved the new prices last Friday 13 October.
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Wednesday 20 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New petroleum prices approved by the Tonga competent Authority, have seen significant increases across Kerosene, Diesel and Petrol. The increases have been approved for mid-September to mid-October, effective from 16 September.
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Tuesday 22 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Petroleum prices were approved last Wednesday, 16 August 2017, by the Tonga Competent Authority. The wholesale/retail price of Petrol and Kerosene decreased while the price of Diesel increased.
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Friday 18 August 2017
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Thayngen, Switzerland
Only two countries in the Asia and Pacific region made this year's top ten list of the world's best solar-energy countries, ranked by the SolarSuperState Association. Japan was third and Australia ninth. So far, Tonga has not been ranked this year due to a lack of current information.
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Friday 11 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A centre to fast-track the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in the private sector and business communities throughout the Pacific has started operating out of its base in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, this month.
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