Solomon Islands Community Benefits Sharing Project -- Phase 2

About this project

The Community Benefit Sharing Pilot Project (CBSP) has been implemented by the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) from 2018 to 2023 with the support of the World Bank. The CBSP pilot aimed to establish a benefit sharing scheme between the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) and the project area communities. The benefits to be shared with these communities are based on an agreed-upon formula between SIG and the dam operator-- Tina Hydro Limited-- that will allocate a portion of the annual revenues from the power generated by the dam for an estimated 30 years after the hydropower plant comes into operation. By enabling the benefits of TRHDP to be shared more broadly with the Malango and Bahomea communities in Malango Ward who may not necessarily receive compensation and royalties from TRHDP, the pilot is expected to reduce the inequality between the members of the core land owning tribes and other residents. The pilot project thereby also served the purpose of sustaining broader community support for the hydropower facility and reducing the risk of disruption to ongoing dam construction.Construction on the TRHDP has been delayed and it is now expected that power-- and therefore revenues to support community benefits-- would not begin to be generated for at least four to five years. Therefore, with the CBSP pilot phase having closed in May 2023, SIG has requested that a phase 2 be prepared to continue to provide benefits to the CBSP target communities. Phase 2 of th…

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World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Solomon Islands

Sectors

Feeder road maintenanceMulti-hazard response preparednessSocial protection and welfare services policy, planning and administrationEnergy sector policy, planning and administrationWater supply - large systems

Places

Honiara

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Solomon Islands Electricity Authority

Accountable

Solomon Islands

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P180220.

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