BY SAMIE WAIKORI
The Temotu Provincial Government (TPG) has proposed a total of 23 projects to be implemented under its SBD $19,723,102.56 budget for the 2026/2027 financial year.
These projects fall under the capital development budget, which is SBD $12,854,398.54 out of the overall budget, despite projected capital revenue of SBD $11,310,910.95.
Funding for this capital development projects will primarily come from the Provincial Capacity Development Fund (PCDF), the only discretionary funding available to the province through the Provincial Government Support Programme (PGSP).
Additional support will be sourced from the Solomon Islands Government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL), and the Integrated Economic Development for Climate Resilience (IEDCR) fund.
Temotu Provincial Finance Minister Michael Mapolu outlined the capital revenue sources as follows:
- PCDF–SIG (current and previous): $6,954,283.08
- PCDF–IEDCR (current and previous): $1,397,119.85
- PCDF–LoCAL Capital (current and previous): $1,932,508.02
- UNDP WASH Capital (current and previous): $1,027,000.00
Minister Mapolu also listed the priority projects to be funded under the SBD $12,854,398.54 capital development budget for the financial year:
- Staff House Duplex
- Provincial Administration Office Rehabilitation
- Staff House Renovations
- Assembly Chamber Retention Wall and Fencing
- Lata Road Upgrading
- Otelo Water Tank
- Nemba Coastal Protection
- Lata Landing Coastal Protection
- Luesalemba Industrial Tech Classroom
- Malawi Primary School Staff House
- Ngadeli ECE School WASH Project
- Lata ECE School WASH Project
- Monene CHS WASH Project
- Nela (SDA) School Water Tank
- Emua Clinic Rehabilitation
- Nea Clinic Construction
- Manuopo Market House Project
- Lata Commercial Plaza Complex
- Lata Market Renovation
- Ward 9 Women Tailor Centre
- Construction of Lata Fisheries Centre
- Leiyo Farmers Coconut Crushing Mill
- Nangu Copra Shed Rehabilitation
The minister said the government considers these projects key priorities and call for collective support to ensure their successful implementation.
He added that the budget allocations comply with the PCDF investment framework, under which 70 percent is allocated to service delivery, and 60 percent is directed towards economic and productive sector projects.
Minister Mapolu stated that the capital component of the budget focuses on the productive sector, in line with the government’s 2025 productive sector policy.
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