Solar

More than 200 second-chance secondary students at Kokoda College can now access reliable, renewable energy with the launch of a solar mini-grid for the campus. This pioneer solar infrastructure project for Oro Province is possible through a partnership between KTF and the Australian Government, launched last year through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Off-Grid Renewable Energy Partnerships.

Through the Australian Government’s Pawarim Komuniti Partnership program, international development organisation Kokoda Track Foundation (KTF) is helping to bridge the energy gap by installing sustainable, compact and powerful solar light and energy systems across the remote Huon Gulf District of Morobe Province as the third phase of the Light for Learning project. This ambitious solar project will install over 8,600+ solar systems across Morobe Province.

Round 2 of the Light 4 Learning (L4L) program which installs solar light and energy systems into communities attached to KTF’s education program was completed in May 2023. KTF recently sent in teams to complete in-depth interviews with program participants to evaluate the sustainability, effectiveness, impact, relevance, coherence and efficiency of the Light for Learning program.