AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoCoastal Resilience: Tonga has endorsed proposed shoreline protection designs for Nukuleka–Talafo’ou and Manuka–Kolonga after community consultations, advancing plans to help protect homes and livelihoods from erosion, rising seas and extreme weather. Renewable Energy: Sunergise’s planned acquisition of Infratec NZ will combine solar and battery expertise across the Pacific; Sunergise’s portfolio includes Tonga’s largest solar farm, which powers more than 10,300 homes. Pacific Energy Technology: A Seattle startup says it generated net-positive power for under 10 seconds in a test of geothermal technology on an active underwater volcano — an early milestone with potential relevance to Pacific nations along the Ring of Fire. Coastal Risk Data: An Asian Development Bank report warns that coastal flood losses across Asia and the Pacific could reach as much as US$739 billion a year by 2100; its assessment includes Nuku’alofa.
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