Nasauvere Primary School

Nasauvere, Viti Levu

Villagers and installers greet a helicopter delivering equipment to Nasauvere Primary SchoolClose-up of solar panels on a school roof in Fiji

Nasauvere Primary School is deep in the interior of Viti Levu, far up a river with no road in. It serves three villages, and the last stretch to the school is a walk upstream with fifteen river crossings. Its solar system was switched on in September 2026, after the toughest logistics of any project we have done.

What was installed

Two ground-mounted solar arrays stand beside the classrooms, with batteries and inverters in the school's power room. Cabling runs underground to the school buildings and the teachers' homes. The school also has Starlink internet and computers.

Getting there

The equipment went by road from Suva to Sawanikula, then by four-wheel drive to Matawailevu. From there, 30 horses and villagers from all three communities carried four tonnes of it up the river. A helicopter flew in another four tonnes of panels, batteries, inverters, ground mounts and cement from Lutu, in six trips.

Once it was all on site, villagers dug the cable trenches and the holes for the ground-mount posts, down to 1.3 metres.

Read how solar reached Nasauvere

Built to last

The system is part of The Solar Fund (Fiji), which monitors it and pays for its servicing and repairs, so it keeps working long after the installers have gone.

The school was funded through the Australian Government's REnew Pacific program.

Installed2026
Upgraded
Students
128
Teachers
7
Solar array
12kW
Battery storage
39.6kWh

Photos

A loaded utility vehicle fording a river on the way to Nasauvere Primary School
Trucks crossing a stony riverbed on the way to Nasauvere Primary School
Villagers digging the trench for the cabling at Nasauvere Primary School
A worker digging a deep cable trench at Nasauvere Primary School
Installers in high-visibility shirts celebrate beside the new switch posts at Nasauvere Primary School
Aerial view of the ground-mounted solar arrays beside the classrooms at Nasauvere Primary School
The helicopter that flew equipment in to Nasauvere Primary School
A new screen and whiteboard in a decorated classroom at Nasauvere Primary School
Students and teachers at Nasauvere Primary School gathered on the hillside below the classrooms
The view from the helicopter cockpit on the flight to Nasauvere Primary School
A satellite internet dish mounted on the classroom roof at Nasauvere Primary School
The batteries and inverters in the decorated power room at Nasauvere Primary School
Guests hold a banner celebrating the new solar system at Nasauvere Primary School
Close-up of solar panels on a school roof in Fiji

Location

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