MOITAKA POWER STATION BACK IN OPERATION
The Moitaka Power Station which was established in 1980 has been a reliable source of electricity in Port Moresby for several decades until it was decommissioned in 2019
The Port Moresby Power Station is a gas-fired power plant in Kairuku-Hiri District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea. The power plant was constructed by Clough with a cost of US$100 million. The construction started in August 2017 and was inaugurated by Prime Minister James Marape on 6 December 2019.
The Port Moresby Power Grid Development Project is subdivided into six subprojects that entail significant investments into power, transmission, distribution, and generation. The project proposes the construction of new facilities and the rehabilitation of existing facilities serving Port Moresby.
The project will upgrade and extend the transmission and distribution grid, improve substation capacity, as well as upgrade and rehabilitate two hydropower plants. It is aimed at reducing fossil fuel consumption, increasing access to energy supply and improving network reliability in the Port Moresby power grid.
Subprojects (i) to (iv) will take place in and around the Port Moresby area in the National Capital District (NCD). Subprojects (v) and (vi) are respectively located about 20km and 35km northeast of Port Moresby along the Laloki River valley. ADB Loan L2998/2999: Port Moresby Power Grid Development Project.
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