The Brenwe Hydro Project will include a run of river hydropower station, with a generation capacity of a 422kW, from twin impulse turbines. The main elements of the scheme are the intake weir, three phase transmission cable (to public road) and access roads to the intake, forebay and powerhouse. The hydropower station will be located on the Brenwei River, approximately 4.5km north of Brenwe village in Northwest Malekula.

ADB's Energy Access Project (the project) will assist the Republic of Vanuatu‟s (the Government) efforts to reduce the country‟s heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels for power generation by providing a secure, sustainable and environmentally sound source of electricity for private and commercial consumers. The impact of the project is expected to improve the livelihoods of households in Malekula. The outcome of the project will support Government policy in increasing the supply of clean renewable electricity to households in Malekula.

The project will have the following outputs:
(i) distribution grid extension in Malekula island
(ii) Brenwe Hydropower Project (BHPP) in Malekula
(iii) capacity building
(iv) efficient project management services.

The feasibility study was undertaken in 2014 under Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and further studies that took place in early 2016.