Palau Energy & Water Administration
About Us
The Palau Energy & Water Administration (PEWA) under the Ministry of Finance acts as an international contact point and represents Palau in overseas energy meetings. It is also the project management unit for a number of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Palau.
The PEWA, in collaboration with the Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC), are responsible for the management, implementation and maintenance of new energy projects and infrastructure on behalf of the Government of Palau (GoP). All new energy projects must give due regard to the objectives of the Palau National Energy Policy (PNEP) adopted in 2010.
MISSION
PEWA’s mission is to:
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- organize and regulate Palau’s energy sector to promote energy security and access to a diversity of affordable energy; and to
- systematically arrange and ensure safe water access for all Palauan residents, and organize maintenance and improvement efforts for freshwater and wastewater infrastructures.