AGP Executive Report
Last update: 19 hours agoPower & Energy: Guam’s new 198-megawatt Ukudu plant is expected to cut fuel-oil use by about 3,000 barrels a day and reduce annual oil imports by roughly 1 million barrels, a major step for reliability and the island’s clean-energy push. Wildlife Conservation: NAVFAC Marianas and regional partners wrapped up the Annual Fanihi (Mariana fruit bat) count, recording 269 bats across Guam, Saipan, and Tinian—supporting protection of a threatened native pollinator. Disaster Recovery: A 30-day interagency vessel-removal operation at Smiling Cove Marina in CNMI begins June 1 to restore safe waterway access after Super Typhoon Sinlaku, with road closures around the work zone. Climate & Weather: Guam saw record rainfall tied to Tropical Depression Jangmi (Invest 99W), triggering a flood advisory in northern Guam even though the system posed no direct threat. Agriculture & Resilience: UOG is taking its Farmer Focus conference to Chuuk on July 1 and is also running a new Drone Corps cycle to train licensed remote pilots for environmental monitoring and agricultural applications. Local Governance & Accountability: A Guam Legislature debate over crop disaster compensation highlights a gap between what farmers lost and what the current program covers after typhoons.
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