A ceremony today turned the first sod for the construction of the Fuluasou hydropower plant which has a preliminary capacity of 0.68 megawatts.
RNZ reports one of the project's targets is to save about 3.6 million litres of diesel per year, with clean power replacing diesel generated power.
Samoa Prime Minister Tu'ilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi said lowering Samoa's reliance on fossil fuels will help free up resources for other priority needs while improving national energy security and sustainability.
