This project aims to enhance electricity access for over 3,500 residents on remote outer islands and improve existing power supply reliability while increasing renewable energy use across FSM's four states: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap. . POHNPEI, May 28 2025 — Thousands of families across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) will benefit from better, more reliable electricity under a new project to be implemented by the Government of FSM with financing and technical support from the World Bank. The US$42 million Access and. . To enable communities to benefit from sustainable economies and livelihoods, social research and the integration of e-monitoring and e-reporting are being carried out for live information sharing, targeted responses, and robust sustainable resource management practices. The initiative, backed by the World Bank, involves a $42 million investment under the Access and Renewable Increase for Sustainable Energy (ARISE). . In Micronesia, Yap island seeks bids on a 79 kW solar plus storage minigrid system. A new hybrid minigrid that will provide clean, reliable and efficient energy supply to residents of Tonga was recently commissioned for the Polynesian island nation. Pohnpei's electricity rate is among the highest in the world.
