South Tarawa Communication Base Station Power Module
The wind-solar-diesel hybrid power supply system of the communication base station is composed of a wind turbine, a solar cell module, an integrated controller for hybrid energy
Grid-connected electricity in South Tarawa is generated and distributed by the state-owned Public Utilities Board (PUB), established under the Public Utilities Ordinance (1977, and further amended in 2000). The PUB's mission is to commercially provide and maintain quality, reliable electricity, water, and sewerage disposal services to Tarawa.
Of the 6,825 households in South Tarawa, 72.4% have access to grid electricity, mainly for lighting. Around 20%–25% of households are headed by women. 10.
Over the last two decades, Tarawa has become particularly vulnerable to climate hazards, with longer and more intense dry periods, more regular flooding, sea level rise (SLR), extreme weather events, higher temperatures, and storm surges.
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