Latest developments on Solomon Islands proposed Tina River hydropower | Pacific Beat

At the moment electricity is so expensive in Solomon Islands that only 20 percent of households use power delivered by the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority.

And power costs and blackouts are driving away investment which could be creating jobs.

Jemima Garrett reports feasibility studies for a dam on the Tina river began back in 2009 but the shape of the final proposal has been delayed by unexpected problems with the geology of the river.

Presenter:Jemima Garrett

Speaker: Nigel Hall, the European Investment Bank's Technical Advisor on the Tina River project