Praneeta Prakash 
Fiji Airports is staying in close contact with fuel suppliers to ensure critical airport operations continue without disruption from fuel price volatility.
Acting Chief Executive Amit Singh outlined the measures during a submission to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Affairs on the company’s 2023 and 2024 annual reports.
Fiji Airports has introduced tighter controls on transport and fleet use, electricity consumption, and travel, along with broader spending controls.
Singh says Fiji Airports is also pursuing a medium-term energy security strategy to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
“So that includes development of a 3.25 megawatt solar farm at Nadi airport by 2029 the work on that has already started rollout of solar panel systems at other airports meaning the outer island airports and expansion of the electric vehicle fleet including specialized airside equipment we have the largest solar farm project underway right now at 3.25 megawatts and our owners of the largest EV fleet in Fiji with inclusion of the ambulift which is fully electric at Nadi international airport.”
During questions on the solar project, committee member Ketan Lal raised complaints about contractors and asked whether companies bidding for work were being thoroughly vetted.
Singh says that they procurement policy is stringent and are confident of the process.
