The Lenders’ Technical Advisors (LTA) Norconsult have concluded their final engagement for 2025 with stakeholders of the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP). The mission brought together the Project Office (PO) representing the Solomon Islands Government (SIG), Tina Hydropower Limited (THL), Hyundai Engineering Corporation (HEC), World Bank (WB) funding parties’ representatives, the Owner’s Engineer (OE), and other key partners to review overall project progress, address priority issues requiring further attention, and agree on the next steps.
Throughout the mission, the team reviewed several technical and safeguard priorities, including the status of powerhouse foundation design actions, slope stabilisation measures, and the updated construction schedule. Operational matters were also reviewed, such as biodiversity , and the workers welfare, reservoir management, core land company administration, and progress on Upper Tina catchment initiatives. Further attention was given to Tunnel Boring Machine progress, the Managikiki bypass variation, aggregate extraction planning, and implementation of the flood early warning system. Discussions additionally covered technical financing and contractual matters, transmission line contracting with Solomon Power , PO staffing and inspection routines, and preparations for the March 2026 combined mission.
The one-week program commenced on Monday, 24 November, with a joint site visit facilitated by the PO E&S Team to the project sites, primarily to review field observations and key construction activities, including works at the right abutment and the RCC dam batching plant area. On 25 November, the mission continued with discussions on priority project issues in relation to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) matters with the PO, along with a follow-up meeting with THL and HEC to review actions arising from the previous combined mission.
Photo 1 – Mr Doug Martin (Right), of the LTA, together with the THL E&S Manager (Middle side), Mr Amal Krishna, and Daniel T. Saomatangi (Left-hand Side), PO Monitoring Officer at the TBM Portal Area during the joint visit.
On 26 November, the team carried out a wide-ranging technical site assessment, undertook detailed reviews of environmental and social matters with THL and HEC, and held a targeted session with the PO E&S Team on incident reporting, monitoring, reservoir preparation, and upper catchment activities. Engagements on 27 November included meetings with CBSP and Solomon Power, followed by a briefing to the World Bank and ongoing PO–LTA coordination. The mission wrapped up on 28 November with technical and E&S wrap-up meetings, with LTA specialists confirming their availability for further consultations as required before departing the country on 1st December 2025.
Photo 2 – Mission team at the Tunnel Site on the commencing day of the mission.
For more information, contact:
Communications Officer: Jeanine Gadepeta email: jeanine.gadepeta@tina-hydro.com
Tina Hydropower development project
+677 25133
About Tina River Hydro Development Project (TRHDP)
The first large scale renewable energy project for the Solomon Islands delivering benefits such as more affordable electricity and improved accessibility to cleaner, more reliable energy sources for communities now and in the future. It is being implemented by the Solomon Island Government with financing and support from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, the Asian Development Bank, the Government of Australia, the Green Climate Fund, Korea EX-IM Economic Development Cooperation Fund, and the World Bank.
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