T-9. pekoa airport upqradinq (estimated costt 3?.0 million). The CCCE has carried out a pre-feasibility study exarnining the equipment and upgrading requirements of Pekoa and has indicated a willingness to provide fundingassistance. The Government is studylng the Bankrs proposals. T-10. west coast santo road (estioated costr t6.{ million) and T-tI. South Malakula road (estimated costr t8.9 million). lrlo progress as yet. T-I2. Ambae road (estimated costr gl .24Z nillion). The @vernment hasincluded a reguest for gUS 1.6 million in the l9g5 ADB rnulti-project loan forrural road construction, of uhich EUS I.12 is to be allocated to the proposed Ambae road. (c) Telecornmunications kt. Iixpansion of the rural telecomrnunications svstem (estimated costs$2.6f million). The South Pacific Econornic Bureau (SPEC) has undertaken toassist Vanuatu (and other South Pacific countries) in implementing itstelecommunications progranme through the south pacific Telecornmunications Development Programme nhich seeks to raise $A 100 oillion over the next ferryears for regional telecommunications developoent. Work is programmed tostart in I986. (d) Enerqy E-1. In-depth revieu of feasibilitv studv for sood-fueled power station(estiaated costs 950,000). The woo<J-fueled power station feasibility studt rdas presented to the Government in September 1984 but proved to be deficientin a number of areas. A revieving consultant funded by United Nations pacific Enerqy Developoent Programne (UNPEDP) identified areas where additional workA/ 40 / 441 English eage Il3 uas required and further work has been completed under a recent UNPEDP fundedconsultancy to prepare the terms of reference for the appointment ofconeulting engineers to carry out a final assessment of viability and preparetender documents, E-2. Hvdroelectrtc power studies (estimated cost: sl00,ooo). Mitsuiconaultants have recently delayed the commencement of a preliminary assessmentof the hydroelectr ic potential of the sarakata (santo) , Brenwe (!,talakula ) andTeouna (Efate) rivers that had been tioed to start in April 1985.