Photo credit: Japanese International Cooperation Agency The Ramu System Transmission Reinforcement Project (RSTRP) in Morobe Province, which is being funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, is nearing completion with 85 to 90 per cent of the project already finished. Ramu grid project manager, Hitler Alseth, revealed that this includes...

Photo: A bird’s eye view of the Edevu Hydropower Project - PM’s Office Media Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has thanked Koiari landowners of Central and Chinese investor PNG Hydro Development Ltd for making the massive K770 million Edevu Hydropower Project along the Brown River possible. He also announced that the Government was partnering the pro...

The Autonomous Bougainville Government recently launched the Bougainville Energy Policy. The Policy was developed together with the Bougainville Strategic Energy Plan that will guide the development of the energy sector in Bougainville over the next ten years. Speaking at the launch, ABG Minister for Mineral & Energy Resources, Hon. Robin Wilson...

Photo credit: International Trade and Investment Ministry of Papua New Guinea Facebook page Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recently with the Ministry and the Department of International Trade and Investment to establish a long-term collaborative relationship where KPHL will be the energy solution prov...

According to an official, the National Energy Authority is enforcing stricter regulations on the energy and electrical industries in Papua New Guinea, and experts must hold a licence to practise. In Kavieng, New Ireland, recently, acting managing director Ronald Meketa made this statement at the start of the first electrical licensure exam for the New ...

Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change and Lufa Open MP Hon Simo Kilepa is determined to connect the Lufa District in Eastern Highlands Province with reliable electricity supply under the PNG Electrification Partnership (PEP) Activity Program fully funded by the United States of America Aid (US AID). The first term MP plans to connec...

Photo: Chairman of MRA board Mr Benny Kimisive cutting the ribbon to officially commission the solar project. Present is OIC Mr Nathan Mosusu and from PPL Mr Roy Daggy. The Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) will save about 60 percent of its annual energy bills averaging about K650, 000, with the launching of its new Photo-Voltaic (PV) solar power syste...

To promote private investments in Papua New Guinea's energy industry, the US government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), published an investor guide for the sector. The handbook was released in Port Moresby by USAID and the Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) in conjunction with the USAID-PNG Electrification Partnership (P...

Photo: Hon. Kerenga Kua, Minister for Petroleum & Energy. Credit: Papua New Guinea Energy Summit & Exhibition Twitter Page The Energy Sector of Papua New Guinea is just awaiting to be tapped into as it has the capacity to generate massive returns in revenue. Gas projects such as The Papua LNG project and P’nyang Gas project are expected to b...

The three-day Papua New Guinea Energy Summit and Exhibition that ended last week focused on strengthening coordination roles among stakeholders and industry players by promoting government and private sector engagement to improve and reaffirm the huge potential of PNG’s Energy Sector. This was the first time the summit was mainly dominated and driven b...

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...