The construction of a new 23-megawatt power plant at Satala in American Samoa to replace the one destroyed by the 2009 earthquake and tsunami is set to begin, following a blessing and turning of the soil.
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The Satala Power Plant and Facility Replacement Project costs close to $12 million US dollars with 90 percent of the cost funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and 10 percent by the American Samoa Power Authority.
The Power Authority has already purchased seven generators, switchgear, auxiliaries and associated equipment costing approximately $36 million dollars that will be housed at the power plant.
