In collaboration with EcoCARE Pacific Trust, EWB from Canterbury University, EWB from Auckland University and the Ministry of Education in Tonga, a solar powered water pumping system was installed at Tonga College on Tongatapu and a solar powered electrical generation system was installed at Vava’u High School. These projects illustrate the practical benefits and difficulties of installing alternative energies into Pacific Island communities. They include a significant educational component that we hope will play a role in the ongoing sustainablilityand development of local capacity of the community to continue to benefit from cheaper, reliable renewable energy.