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Type: Comparative Report

Year Issued: 2017

Report Data: Based on January 2017

Overview:

The aim of this paper is to provide a comparison of electricity prices paid by customers in Vanuatu with different small Pacific island countries across region. It does not however, constitute a comparison of the utility’s performance in terms of its quality, availability, and reliability of service that may have also vary widely between electricity suppliers across the Pacific which affects electricity pricing but is simply a comparison of the prices on different customer categories in different pacific small islands. The availability of natural resources, the generation-mix, the nature of the terrain, and the level of subsidies, taxes and tariff policies all contributed to the structural price differences between the pacific island nations. Data used is based on publicly available information on electricity rates for different utilities and includes all applicable taxes and fees.