ENERGY PROFILE Papua New Guinea
unit of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the proportion of a country''s land area in each of these classes and the global distribution of land area acro. s the classes (for comparison).
Most provincial centers are supplied entirely through diesel generation, resulting in high generation costs and low power supply quality. Hence, PNG's per capita electricity consumption is among the lowest globally.
Grid penetration in rural areas is less than 4%. PNG's 600 MW of installed capacity is generated by hydropower (40%), diesel (38%), gas fired (14%), and geothermal (8%). PPL is a state-owned power authority responsible for the generation, transmission, distribution, and retailing of electricity throughout PNG.
PNG's mountainous terrain and geographically dispersed population compound the challenge of developing town/rural electrification infrastructure.
investments from both the public and private sectors are required in power generation and transmission (both expansion and upgrade) and in the distribution grids of Gazelle, Port Moresby, and Ramu, which serve the major demand centers of PNG. Town and rural electrification.
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