Tokelau, the tiny country with the bluest of blue waters will be the first wholly solar powered nation in the world.The first of three solar powered systems being installed on the three atolls that make up Tokelau has been turned on. Fakaofo turned off its old diesel electricity system that burned around 200 litres of fuel daily and became totally
solar powered.
The other atolls, Nukunonu and Atafu will have their solar systems totally operational by
the end of the year.
The Mount Maunganui based New Zealand company Powersmart, said Tokelau's new system is among the largest off-grid solar systems in the world. It includes 4032 solar panels, 392 inverters and 1344 batteries, each weighing 230kg.
During periods of prolonged cloud cover, generators running on coconut oil will supply power and simultaneously recharge
the battery bank.
Tokelau. A little nation leading the world...
