The Yaqara project will be delivered in two stages under a long-term energy supply arrangement with EFL. This will see an initial 22MW of solar PV paired with a 40MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), followed by a second stage adding 120MW of solar and a 200MWh BESS.
EPC Renewables has also signed a separate MoU with Spanish infrastructure group Grupo Cobra, establishing a framework for Grupo Cobra to deliver EPC works on Stage 1 and future project expansions.
EPC Renewables managing director Daryn Stocks described the agreement as establishing the company’s first major IPP platform in Fiji, marking a shift in the company’s business model from EPC contractor toward developer, owner and operator of renewable energy infrastructure.
“This development has the potential to help unlock a new economic corridor in Fiji, supporting future residential, tourism, commercial, industrial, port and airport infrastructure. Reliable and affordable energy is fundamental to that growth,” Stocks said.
The company said it expects the project to support around 200 jobs for Indigenous Fijians through electrical traineeships and apprenticeships, working alongside the Canberra Institute of Technology, the Smart Energy Council and the Sustainable Energy Industry Association of the Pacific Islands on training and workforce development.
