Niue is getting 45 kilometres of new power cable that'll stop outages but it won't bring better telephone, internet, radio or TV access.
The premier of Niue, Toke Talagi, says the government is not using fibre optical cable but is going with a plan suggested by local experts and the European Union, which is funding the project.
The cable is being laid in trenches and Mr Talagi says work should get started before the end of the year.
The general manager of the Niue Power Corporation, Speedo Hetutu says they're looking for people to lay the cable.
He says once the work starts, it can't be interrupted.
"That is the main part of the project is to make sure that we have continuous laying of cable from week to week, month to month until we've laid the 45 kilometres in the ground. That is why we go to the private sector - people within the Niue Power Corporation can do it but it will take a bit longer."
