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In the Kiribati capital Tarawa, internet and phone provider Oceanlink looks unremarkable. But look a little deeper, and the ownership is revealed as Beijing-based Acclinks. “All the PRC-based telcos have a hand-in-glove relationship with Chinese intelligence,” said Paul Buchanan, a security and geopolitical analyst.

Work on the Japanese funded Honiara International Airport improvement project is earmarked to complete in April 2023. Already 70% of the 8 project components have been accomplished whilst what remains are the construction of the new Departure Terminal and the upgrades in the existing International terminal.

Papua New Guinea’s exciting new premier retail complex, Rangeview Plaza, has opened its doors to the public on Wednesday 1 June 2022.

UNELCO and Vate Electrics will be partnering with the Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF) to provide electricity on Tanna and Malekula.

Akuo Energy, a French renewable power producer and developer, is providing large energy storage systems to the South Pacific. It has commissioned a 29.2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Tonga, several weeks after powering up a 19 MWh project in Martinique. The Tonga 1 and Tonga 2 projects total 16.5 MW of power capacity and 29.2 MWh of energy storage capacity, making this the largest BESS in the South Pacific.