The government of Kiribati placed an order with Orion Solar for a lighting system for Bonriki International Airport on the 1st of May.  Orion handed over the complete system including runway, threshold, taxiway and apron lighting on June 21st, making this one of the fastest implementations of an airport lighting project in the world. The picture above shows a USAF C-17 transport making use of the new lights at Bonriki in July.

Orion is the regional distributor for Carmanah Technologies,  world leaders in self-contained airport lighting able to withstand the harshest conditions and operate independent of electrical infrastructure. As shown by this project, the lighting is easy to install, and requires virtually no maintenance for seven years on average.

Kiribati is now served reliably by two international carriers and local operators can plan for departure from outer islands closer to last light knowing that they are guaranteed a safe arrival at Bonriki.