06 April 2020 | dataset

Samoa (Upolu) Wind Resource Assessment Report

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GHD was commissioned by UNDP to undertake a wind resources assessment for Upulo, Samoa. Based on the Afulilo on-site data and the NCAR reference data, the long-term average wind speed (LTAWS) for the 30 m level at the Afulilo site was estimated as 4.01 m/s. 

The Government of Samoa, the power utility Electric Power Corporation (EPC), the Secretariat of thePacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the United Nations DevelopmentProgram (UNDP) are undertaking a wind resource assessment project for Upolu Island, Samoa. The project has installed, and operated two wind monitoring stations on Upolu: one in Aleipata on thesoutheast coast and one on higher ground at the Afulilo dam.

  1. Afulilo site: 17 November 2006 to 20 November 2008
  2. Aleipata site: 15 June 2007 to 20 November 2008.

keywords: Samoa, wind resource monitoring, Upolu, renewable energy

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Publisher Pacific Data Hub
Modified 24 June 2022
Release Date 06 April 2020
Source URL https://pacificdata.org/data/dataset/f0f7000e-1da5-4a92-824b-1d775e43b8f9
Identifier f0f7000e-1da5-4a92-824b-1d775e43b8f9
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location Array
Relevant Countries Samoa
License Public
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