Tag: Electricity supply
PNG police chief warns protesters on water, power ‘domestic terrorism’
PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner David Manning has warned protesters against "domestic terrorism" -- when their actions place the safety...
‘Conserve energy’ plea to Fiji as Monasavu, Nadarivatu dams run low
By Anish Chand in Suva
Energy Fiji Ltd (EFL) has warned that the Monasavu and Nadarivatu hydropower schemes may need to shut down if it...
Sizzling New Year but blackouts continue to hold PNG to ransom
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea began New Year 2023 with sizzling fireworks that lit up the skies.
But our hopes of shrugging...
Small communities could be buying, selling and saving money on electric...
ANALYSIS: By Soheil Mohseni, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Alan Brent, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Globally, the...
Power theft, meter tampering, outages cost PNG provider K25m a month
PNG Post-Courier
PNG Power Limited -- faced with a business on the brink of total collapse due to ageing infrastructure -- is losing K25 million...
NZ imported more than a million tonnes of ‘dirty’ coal last...
By Jordan Bond, RNZ News reporter
In the same year that the government declared a climate emergency, imports of an especially dirty type of coal...
PNG Power chief Bekker resigns after nine months in job –...
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
PNG Power Limited managing director Flagon Bekker resigned over the weekend citing family issues after serving the Papua New...
