The recently established National Energy Authority was one of the major participants of the PNG Energy Summit and Exhibition 2022. NEA’s Acting Managing Director, Mr. Ronald Maketa said the highlight of the NEA is to support the National Governments Energy Policy and its stakeholders to realize the potential of PNG’s Energy industry. He stated durin...

Photo credit: Papua New Guinea Today According to Richard Maru, the Minister for Trade and Investment, high electricity costs are a significant barrier to trade and investment in Papua New Guinea (PNG). With approximately 13% of the population having access to electricity, PNG is one of the least electrified nations in the world due to its inconsist...

Photo credit: Ronald Meketa LinkedIn Page The National Energy Authority has been in the transition for the last two years and is set to be fully operational by 2025. The NEA is planning to conduct its consultation workshop with intergovernmental agencies to guarantee they are fully functioning in three years, according to interim managing director R...

Photo credit: MRDC Dirio Gas and Power’s next project will be to supply 66 megawatts gas fired power station gas for the Ramu Grid. Speaking at the PNG Energy Summit in Port Moresby, Mineral Resource Development Company (MRDC) Chief Operating Officer John Tuaim said Dirio is currently providing a 45 megawatts (MW) gas-fired power station for the Por...

Picture from left to right: Dr. Genevieve Nelson, Mr. Luke Liria, Mr. Peter Koim, Mr. Francis Kunuma and Mr. Kori Chan  One of the highlights of the second day of the PNG Energy Summit discussions on the 21st of September was how the energy sector could contribute toward local content and the development of local small to medium enterprises for the fut...

The fourth Papua New Guinea Energy Summit and Exhibition commenced on the 20th of September 2022 at the Hilton Hotel and will end on the 22nd of September. The theme of the summit is "A New Dawn for PNG's Energy Sector Development." The host sponsor for the Summit is Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited, whose Managing Director Wapu Sonk gave the opening r...

The clean green energy projects initiative being championed by Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape moves one step closer to take-off as he met the second time this month with Fortescue Future Industries South-East Asia President Allard M. Nooy in Port Moresby today (August 29 2022). The Prime Minister used this opportunity to connect the compa...

EU-STREIT PNG preparing to install micro grid solar panels in selected public facilities to support cocoa, vanilla and fisheries entrepreneurs as well as livelihoods of rural communities. To create an enabling environment for cocoa, vanilla and fisheries entrepreneurs and to generate real possibility for economic growth that will enhance the livelihood...

Photo credit: ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a $305 million project which will support the strengthening and expansion of electricity in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Power Sector Development Project is supported by loans and grants from ADB and the governments of Australia and PNG and will target five subprojects within the main...

According to the Solar Energy Association of PNG, foreign investments in the energy industry are now focusing on green energy, but the country's institutional frameworks are insufficient to take advantage of the prospects. President Christian Lohberger said: “PNG was one of the first countries to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change and under our...

The PNG Electrification Global Information System has been created by the United States Agency for International Development. Off-grid energy providers can use the Electrification Global Information System (GIS) platform to find prospective mini-grid locations and regions for selling stand-alone solar goods. Sean Callahan, USAID's Deputy Mission Dir...

Through the rural electrification on grid initiative, more over 56,000 people in Rigo, particularly in Hula communities in the Central Province, now have access to power. The project was successfully completed thanks to the New Zealand Government and PNG Power Limited. The overall cost of this project, according to Rigo MP Lekwa Gure, is $9 million ...

As the new National Energy Authority (NEA) develops from strength to strength within a year of its inception, structural changes to boost energy output and tap into Papua New Guinea's alternative power-generation sources continue. Hon. Saki Soloma gave the country an update on the NEA's work since its two enabling legislation, the National Energy Act 2...

For development on the Rouna 3 hydropower project in Central, the Japanese government has awarded a K15.6 million grant. Soroi Eoe, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, thanked Japanese Ambassador Nobuyuki Watanabe for the money in Port Moresby. The K15.6 million donation, according to Ambassador Watanabe, was authorized by the J...

Landowners in Warangoi, Pomio, East New Britain, have been informed that they would be paid K5 million for the use of their land and water for the Warangoi Hydro Power Project by James Marape. In Parliament, he provided this guarantee to Pomio MP, Hon. Elias Kapavore, who had inquired about the payment schedule. PM Marape promised landowners that th...

Prime Minister James Marape has been told that Papua New Guinea has "the potential to become a large supplier of green products for the globe," with 19 gigawatts of electricity already estimated from the Purari, Kikori, and Strickland hydro potentials, as well as the West New Britain geothermal projects. Julie Suttleworth, the CEO of green energy produ...