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Col.(Ret’d) Siamelie Latu

(Chief executive officer)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : s.ramadicbd@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.021 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 7717539
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Role and Responsibilities

  • CEO is responsible for the administration of the Tonga Energy Act governing the operation of the Commission and for ensuring that Commission discharges its mandate as enshrined in any Agreements, Regulations, and other relevant instruments;
  • CEO reports directly to the Commission;
  •  Organize periodic meetings of the Commission and implement its directives;
  •  Subject to the Commission, entering into contracts on its behalf;
  • Supervise the Commission’s staff and make recommendations to the Commission on the hiring and termination of staff members;
  • Delegates the staff as necessary for the efficient and effective management of the Commission 
  • Ensure the efficient use and management of the resources of the Commission;
  • CEO is responsible for implementing the strategy agreed by the Commission and the
    organization and managing it within the authorities delegated to them by the Commission;
  •  Monitor risks to the Commission-material, litigable, or perceived;
  • To represent the Commission as spokesperson with government and other peak bodies;
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BIOGRAPHY

Col (Ret‘d) Siamelie Latu was a former Deputy Commander and Joint Operation Commander of His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF) of the Kingdom of Tonga. He was the former Ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga to the People’s Republic of China from 2010-2015. He served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 7 years as Acting Secretary of the Foreign Ministry until he resigned in 2017. He took up the post of CEO of Tonga Energy Commission in 2022. He was selected during OPERA Annual Meeting in 2022 as the Chair of the Office of the Pacific Energy Regulators Alliance (OPERA).
As a graduate of the University of New England, Australia he was conferred a Bachelor of Professional Studies. Mr. Latu graduated from the Australian Army Command and Staff College where he was credited with a degree of Master of Defence Studies from the University of Canberra. He is also a graduate of the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu Hawaii. He attended the National Defence University of the People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China. He is also a graduate of Deakin University where he was conferred a Master of Arts (Strategic Studies). He is also a fellow of the Australia Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies.

 

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Biography

2024
05/31/2024
OPERA Annual General Meeting
OPERA  Annual General Meeting

CEO of Tonga Energy Commission in 2022. He was selected during OPERA Annual Meeting in 2022 as the Chair of the Office of the Pacific Energy Regulators Alliance (OPERA).

2022
01/03/2022
Board Member Tonga Assets & Tonga Market Corp

Director of the Boards of Directors for Tonga Assets Manager and Associates, and Tonga Market Corporations Limited

2017
01/03/2017
PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE

PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE TONGATAPU NO. 9 GENERAL ELECTION

2015
01/06/2015
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

2011
01/03/2011
Ambassador to China

TONGAN AMBASSADOR TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

2010
01/04/2010
Tsunami Emergency Response

SELECTED BY HIS MAJESTY’S CABINET AS CHIEF COORDINATOR OF OPERATION NIUATOPUTAPU TSUNAMI EMERGENCY RESPONSE, RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION.

2008
07/12/2008
DEPUTY COMMANDER

DEPUTY COMMANDER AND JOINT OPERATION COMMANDER TONGA DEFENCE SERVICES NOW CALLED HIS MAJESTY’S ARMED FORCES

2004
06/01/2004
TONGA PEACEKEEPING TROOOPS IN IRAQ

TONGA LIAISON OFFICER AT MULTINATIONAL HEADQUARTERS BAGHDAD AND LATER CONTINGENT COMMANDER TONGA PEACEKEEPING TROOOPS IN IRAQ

1980
01/08/1980
TONGA DEFENCE SERVICES

COMMISSIONED OFFICER TONGA DEFENCE SERVICES NOW CALLED HIS MAJESTY’S ARMED FORCES

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Asita Langi

(Technical Manager)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : langi.asitaa@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 8717772
Asita Langi Technical Manager

Meleseini V. Folau

(Secretary/General Administrator)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email :  meleseini.folau@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 8717768
Meleseini Folau General Admini and Secretary

Malia Misifane 

(Acting Financial Controller)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) xxxxxxxxx
Malia Misifane Assistant Accountant

Kaufana N. Valita

(Deputy Technical Manager)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : k_valita@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 8717770
kaufana

Mosese Vaipulu

(Technical Officer)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : xxxxx@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 87177xx
Mosese Vaipulu Technical Officer

Teta Lea’aetoa

(General Assistant) 

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 87177xx
Teta Leaaetoa General Assistant
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    ASITA LANGI

    (Technical Manager)

            • Electricity Commission
            • Email : langi.asitaa@gmail.com
            • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
            • Mobile : +(676) 871777
     
       

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    MELESEINI V. FOLAU

    (Secretary/General Administrator)

            • Electricity Commission
            • Email :  meleseini.folau@gmail.com
            • Phone :  +(676) 23.632
            • (office)Mobile : +(676) 8717768
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    MALIA MISIFANE 

    (Acting Financial Controller)

            • Electricity Commission
            • Email : xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
            • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
            • Mobile : +(676) xxxxxxxxx
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    KAUFANA N. VALITA

    (Deputy Technical Manager)

            • Electricity Commission
            • Email : k_valita@gmail.com
            • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
            • Mobile : +(676) 8717770
     
     
     
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    MOSESE VAIPULU

    (Technical Officer)

            • Electricity Commission
            • Email : xxxxx@gmail.com
            • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
            • Mobile : +(676) 87177xx
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    TETA LEA’AETOA

    (General Assistant) 

            • Electricity Commission
            • Email : xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
            • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
            • Mobile : +(676) 87177xx
     
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  • MELESEINI FOLAU
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  • Friday

9:00am 

Home Site Visit

Mele Tonga ( Fo’ui, Hihifo)

 The Electricity Commission will work with Electrical Contractors to develop a Customers’ Charter wherein are set forth the standards of service and charges their customers can expect

11:00am 

Tonga Power Board

Seti Chan | CEO

 The Electricity Commission will work with Electrical Contractors to develop a Customers’ Charter wherein are set forth the standards of service and charges their customers can expect

2:00pm 

Small Industry 

site visit

 The Electricity Commission will work with Electrical Contractors to develop a Customers’ Charter wherein are set forth the standards of service and charges their customers can expect

9:00am 

Working in the office all day

9:00am 

Home Site Visit

Mele Tonga ( Fo’ui, Hihifo)

 The Electricity Commission will work with Electrical Contractors to develop a Customers’ Charter wherein are set forth the standards of service and charges their customers can expect

11:30am

Lunch

2:00pm 

Small Industry 

site visit

 The Electricity Commission will work with Electrical Contractors to develop a Customers’ Charter wherein are set forth the standards of service and charges their customers can expect 

9:00am 

Home Site Visit

Mele Tonga ( Fo’ui, Hihifo)

 The Electricity Commission will work with Electrical Contractors to develop a Customers’ Charter wherein are set forth the standards of service and charges their customers can expect

11:00am 

Tonga Power Board

Seti Chan | CEO

 The Electricity Commission will work with Electrical Contractors to develop a Customers’ Charter wherein are set forth the standards of service and charges their customers can expect

2:00pm 

Small Industry 

site visit

 The Electricity Commission will work with Electrical Contractors to develop a Customers’ Charter wherein are set forth the standards of service and charges their customers can expect

Public Holiday

Asita Langi

(Technical Manager)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : langi.asitaa@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 8717772
Asita Langi Technical Manager

Meleseini V. Folau

(Secretary/General Administrator)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email :  meleseini.folau@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 8717768
Meleseini Folau General Admini and Secretary

Malia Misifane 

(Acting Financial Controller)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) xxxxxxxxx
Malia Misifane Assistant Accountant

Kaufana N. Valita

(Deputy Technical Manager)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : k_valita@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 8717770
kaufana

Mosese Vaipulu

(Technical Officer)

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : xxxxx@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 87177xx

Teta Lea’aetoa

(General Assistant) 

          • Electricity Commission
          • Email : xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
          • Phone :  +(676) 23.632 (office)
          • Mobile : +(676) 87177xx
Teta Leaaetoa General Assistant
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