The Nauru Utilities Corporation is a State Owned Enterprise and is the producer and distributor of Electrical Energy and drinking Water on the Island of Nauru
The Nauru Utilities Corporation has a total number of 3566 Electricity customers which are comprised of the following:
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3066 - Domestic Electricity Customers
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413 - Commercial Electricity Customers
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30 Industrial Electricity Customers
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57 Government electricity Customers
As for the Water Customers we have a total of approximately 1600 customers
The Corporation has come a long way since 2011, under the Nauru Utilities Corporation Act.
Power outages which had previously been experienced on island has been reduced by around 50% compared to the previous period. Water Production capacity has increased and water delivery improved. Continuation along this trend will soon place Nauru Utilities Corporation as a top performing island utility in the Pacific.
In January of 2016, Parliament passed the Nauru Utilities Corporation (Amendment) Act 2016 which established a full Board for the NUC to provide the leadership and guidance that NUC needs. We also thank the Minister responsible for Nauru Utilities Corporation Hon. Wawani Joe-Grant Dowiyogo, MP for his support.
Electricity Facts
The Nauru Utilities Corporation delivered approximately 32,000 kilowatts hours in the period from 2019 - 2020
These are delivered through a combination of Diesel Powered Generators and our Renewable Source from our Solar Farms and are delivered to homes through our 11KV and 33KV Poles and Wires
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Diesel only
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Current Maximum Demand
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5.7 MW
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Total Generation Capacity
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19 MW
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Available Capacity
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15.0 MW
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Total Med. Speed Capacity
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15.0 MW
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Total High Speed Capacity
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4.0 MW
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Solar Generation
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2.4 MW
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Water Facts
We have a Total number of 12 Tankers of varying sizes which deliver water with a total carrying capacity of around 85,000 litres with an average daily customer demand of 550 kilolitres per day which totalled to approximately 183 Megalitres in a year which was within our production capacity of 235 Megalitres a year.
We have a storage capacity of 5.6 Megalitres at our Water Tank Storage facility in Aiwo.
The Nauru Utilities Corporation deliver water 16hours per day 7 days a week which averages to a total of 94 deliveries per day