The US$42 million Access and Renewable Increase for Sustainable Energy (ARISE) Project will increase access to electricity for over 3,500 people in remote outer islands, while improving the reliability of existing power supply and supporting the increase in renewable energy across FSM's. The US$42 million Access and Renewable Increase for Sustainable Energy (ARISE) Project will increase access to electricity for over 3,500 people in remote outer islands, while improving the reliability of existing power supply and supporting the increase in renewable energy across FSM's. Discover through this story how more than 3,400 people in a remote Micronesia community will gain access to 24-hour power for the first time using renewable energy grids by the end of 2026. The island of Fefen, home to more than 3,400 people is located in the north Pacific Ocean, about a 2-hour. Micronesia (or the Federated States of Micronesia) is a small country located in the continent of Oceania. A large advocate of environmental policy, renewable energy in Micronesia has a long history behind it. The US$42 million Access and. For over a decade, HOMER Ⓡ Energy has been working with countries all over the world to bring electricity access to these populations through the creation of hybrid microgrids or “mini-grids” as they are known in some countries. The Micronesian federal government, governments of the four states and four state-level power utilities needed a plan to coordinate activities to achieve universal electrification. FSM.