Climate Change Impact and Structural Reforms in Kiribati
Table 1. Kiribati: Major Infrastructure Projects Implemented
KIRIBATI
Appendix II. Major Infrastructure Projects Implemented in Kiribati
Project
Land transportation
South Tarawa Road
Rehabilitation
Reconstruction of Nippon
Causeway
Sea and air transportation
Kiribati Aviation Investment
Project
Repair and Upgrade Bonriki
International Airport Project
Betio Port Expansion Project
Kiribati Outer Islands Transport
Infrastructure Investment
Project
Water and sanitation
Kiribati Water and Sanitation in
Outer Islands (KIRIWATSAN)
South Tarawa Sanitation.
Improvement Sector Project
South Tarawa Sanitation Project
South Tarawa Water Supply
Project
Energy
Grid Connected Solar
Photovoltaic (PV) Project
South Tarawa Renewable
Energy Project (STREP)
Promoting Outer Island
Development through the
Integrated Energy Roadmap
(POIDIER)
ICT
Kiribati Telecommunication
and ICT Development Project
Pacific Regional Connectivity
Program Project
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To rehabilitate 33 km of roads and 33km pipeline for drainage resolution in South
Tarawa.
To rebuild the most congested causeway in South Tarawa connecting Beito and Bairiki.
To provide infrastructure investment, technical assistance training on airport operation
and management capacity in the two international airport.
To upgrade infrastructure in Bonriki Airport.
To expand Betio Port for better access and lower cost.
To promote safe maritime transport through climate-resilient hydrographic surveys,
nautical charts, aid to navigation, and other maritime infrastructure.
To increase access to safe and sustainable water and sanitation and reduce water,
sanitation and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases in at least 70 of 139 villages in 16
islands of the Gilbert group.
To rehabilitate the South Tarawa's saltwater and sewage systems in Bairiki, Betio, and
Bikenibeu.
To increase access to standard sanitation facilities in 7 villages in South Tarawa.
To construct a desalination plant using green energy from the newly installed solar
photovoltaic system.
To install grid connected solar PV in South Tarawa to reduce Kiribati's dependence on
imported petroleum for power generation.
To construct solar PV generation and a battery energy storage system in South Tarawa,
raising renewable energy frid penetration from 9 percent (2018) to 44 percent.
Sponsor¹/
Amount
Period
WB, ADB and Australia.
33.7 million USD
2011-15
JICA
3.8 billion JPY
2016-19
WB and Australia
14.3 million USD
2012-19
Taiwan Province of China
14.7 million USD
2016-19
42 million USD
2011-15
2020-26
Japan
WB and ADB
European Union
Phase I: 3.4 million
EUR
2011-18
Phase II: 3.2 million.
EUR
ADB, Australia, Multi-Donor Trust Fund²,
GoK
WB
26.1 million USD
2012-19
WB, ADB, Green Climate Fund, Gok
20 million USD
61.8 million USD
2022-28
2020-27
Global Environment Facility, Australia
3.9 million USD
2012-18
ADB, New Zealand, Strategic Climate Fund,
GoK
14.7 million USD
2021-24
To enhance outer island development in renewable energy and energy efficiency by
addressing capacity gaps through training and outreach, installation of high-quality
solar grid system, and the introduction of a revenue-billing system to facilitate financial
sustainability.
Global Environment Facility
To support the restructure of Telecom Services Kiribati Limited and other technical
assistance on policy, strategy and legal framework for new ICT infrastructure and
regulation.
5.4 million USD
2021-24
WB, Australia, New Zealand
5.1 million USD
2012-17
To construct submarine cables connecting Tarawa and Kiritimati Island to the global
submarine cable network, while upgrading the internet in the outer islands through a
combination of microwave and satellites.
WB
Sources: ADB (2010, 2016, 2019, 2020), and WB (2020a, 2022b).
20 million USD
2017-22
(extended)
1/Abbreviation of donor names: World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and government of Kiribati (GoK). On-going projects are in italic.
2/Financing partners: the governments of Australia, Austria, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland.
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