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Monday 12 January 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Tuesday 16 December 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fuel prices have been significantly lowered for the month starting today December 16, 2014. The cuts follow significant reductions made last month.

Thursday 27 November 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power Ltd has stated its operational net profit at $4,992,500 Pa’anga (after tax). The figure is a significant rise from last year’s net profit of $2,938,659.
Friday 21 November 2014
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Tonga's government has asked Tonga Power Ltd staff to call off a strike, planned from 9:00am on Monday 24 November.

Friday 14 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Labour has announced large reductions in the price of fuel from Monday 17 November 2014, when prices for Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will all be lowered.

Tuesday 4 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power Ltd. will drop its electricity price by more than one seniti per unit from 1 December, John van Brink the CEO, announced today at the Popua Power Station, Manumataongo Bay, Nuku'alofa.

Friday 17 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Petrol prices increased and diesel and kerosene prices decreased in the new fuel prices announced by the Ministry of Commerce for the next month, effective from today October 16 to mid-November.

Thursday 18 September 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
While the wholesale and retail prices for Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Tongatapu dropped for September to December 2014, the prices have slightly increased in Vava'u from September 16.

Wednesday 10 September 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Government has committed to fund a new ‘electricity tariff lifeline’ starting on January 1, 2015 and estimated to cost around $1 million pa‘anga a year.

Friday 5 September 2014
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Apia, Samoa
New sustainable energy partnerships were announced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) on September 4 in Apia.

Friday 15 August 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Cheaper fuel prices have been announced by the Tonga Competent Authority to be effective from Monday 18 August.

Thursday 17 July 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The prices of petrol and kerosene have increased after the Tonga Competent Authority approved new petroleum prices for July – August, effective yesterday July 16.

Tuesday 17 June 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Competent Authority has approved new fuel prices for the month of June – July 2014. The prices of Diesel and Kerosene have been reduced while the price of petrol has been increased.

Friday 16 May 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fuel prices have been lowered, effective from today May 16.

Friday 18 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The price of petroleum for Tonga for April-May has dropped by a few seniti, effective from 16 April 2014, according to the Tonga Competent Authority.

Friday 14 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Labour has announced greater fuel prices for March-April 2014, to be effective from Sunday February 16.

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.

Wednesday 26 February 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power has announced a reduction in the price of electricity.

Thursday 20 February 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fuel prices have been lowered, effective since Sunday February 16.

Tuesday 4 February 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power Limited announced that it has increased electricity tariffs by a fraction of a seniti (0.39 seniti). New electricity tariffs for all Island groups are now 93.21 seniti per kilowatt (up from 92.82 seniti).
