The South Pacific Island of Samoa has been facing an energy crisis as it plunged into darkness this month. Samoa continues to be highly dependent on fossil fuel imports to meet most of its energy needs, including power generation. Much of its power infrastructure is susceptible to severe weather and other challenges, which puts the country at risk of blackouts during cyclones. However, the recent energy emergency has demonstrated that the nation’s power infrastructure is even more vulnerable than previously thought, suggesting the need for greater investment in new transmission infrastructure and the rollout of more renewable energy capacity.
Samoa, or the Samoan Islands, is an archipelago in Polynesia, with a population of less than 220,000. In recent weeks, it has fallen into an energy crisis, with the country’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa declaring a 30-day state of emergency at the beginning of April…
