Summary

This National Infrastructure Investment Plan (NIIP) outlines the Government of Tonga's priorities and plans for major initiatives in the economic infrastructure sector (energy, telecommunications, water, solid waste management, transport) over the next 5-

Description

This National Infrastructure Investment Plan (NIIP) outlines the Government of Tonga's priorities and plans for major initiatives in the economic infrastructure sector (energy, telecommunications, water, solid waste management, transport) over the next 5-10 years.

It responds to a number of challenges facing Government:

• the need for a comprehensive overview that brings together the various sector and agency plans into a single source of information about infrastructure projects in the pipeline
• the need for a longer term view and sector-wide approach to infrastructure planning and management, and a more systematic approach to identifying future priorities
• Government's constrained budget position and the need to work with Public Enterprises, the private sector, and development partners to develop sustainable mechanisms for funding infrastructure delivery and maintenance based on sound economic and financial principles
• the need for greater attention to strategic asset management and consideration of the life cycle (especially maintenance) costs generated by new investments, including issues such as operating efficiencies and demand-side management, and the institutional and regulatory environment for infrastructure.

Tonga National Infrastructure Investment Plan 2010 [PDF 1.4mb]