What is Tala afolau biomass gasification power plant?

The Tala Afolau Biomass Gasification Power Plant is a new addition to Samoa's renewable energy efforts, producing five-million-kilowatt an hour (kWh) of electricity per annum based on running the 750kw plant at 85 per cent of its capacity at 90 per cent of the time. The official dedication of this $11.3 million plant marks a significant milestone.

Is Samoa an example to other small island developing states?

The Biomass Gasification Power Plant has made Samoa an example to other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to emulate in the wise use of its indigenous biomass resources as a sustainable energy resource, as well as incorporating it with Samoa’s other developments in areas like agriculture as demonstrated by STEC.”

Will Samoa's New power plant save a million litres of diesel a year?

Samoa's new power plant will save the country up to 1.2 million litres of diesel per annum, benefiting up to 5,000 families on the north-western side of the island of Upolu who will use electricity from this Plant. This is the first facility of its kind to be set up in Samoa and the region.