Independent Power Producers (IPPs) owed funds by the state owned PNG Power Limited (PPL) from the purchase of electricity under their respective power purchase agreements should see this matter resolved now that the government has approved funds to pay outstanding debts owed to service providers. This was revealed by the Minister for Public Enterprise William Duma in parliament when he said that Cabinet recently approved a big amount of funding to pay some of the service providers, including the IPPs. “Today we will be paying out nearly K100 million starting with K50 million for one Independent Power Producer which has…
Author: Emmanuel MAIPE
Perhaps the one group of people that will ensure a project or development get off the ground are the landowners and as such deserve the appreciation and support from the state and developers of a certain project taking place on their land. That was the case for landowners of the proposed P’nyang gas project in Western province when the Petroleum Minister Mr. Kerenga Kua, thanked them for their support in having the agreement finally signed to pave way for the development of the next LNG project. “The landowners and the leadership from the province, they are the most important people…
The construction phase of any major project, including resource projects, is a time where jobs are created, training provided and even huge lump- sum of cash flow, something that will boosts the economy of the country. That is why the government and its State Negotiating Team (SNT) pushed to have the P’nyang gas project to run in line with the construction phase of the Papua LNG project, before the agreement was eventually signed this week with ExxonMobil, Santos and JX Nippon, the developers of the project. Prime Minister (PM) James Marape said the past construction phase of the PNG LNG…
The government has gone ahead to sign the agreement to lay the foundation for the development of the P’nyang Gas project in the Western Province with developer ExxonMobil, despite a restraining order taken out by the Member for North Fly James Donald, to stop the signing. Prime Minister (PM) James Marape said he and his team are not aware of a restraining order as there was none served to him or the team to stop the signing of the project agreement. “The process was set, everybody knew we’re signing it this Tuesday, so they had every moment up till this…
The new Commander Defence Force (CDF) Major General Mark Goina is looking at making some drastic changes to the recruitment process of intakes so to bring back the credibility of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). The Major General said the recruiting office has been lifted to a Directorate by the Defence Council, which means it now has a director in charge and has been given the administrative and resourcing power it needs to do its work, something he said should improve the defence force drive in recruiting the best to serve in the force. “It is my intent…
The 13th Commander Defense Force (CDF) Major General Mark Goina was officially given the command of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) today in a formal hand-over and take-over parade at the Murray Barracks, Port Moresby today. Goina said in his reign as new commander, he intends to carry on from where the outgoing CDF Major General Gilbert Toropo did and left off, which is sovereignty protection- the primary role of the defense force. “To facilitate on this, we will implement a five-year development plan aim at improving morale discipline operational effectiveness, nation building capacity and the delivery of…
People in the villages of Central Province benefiting from the PNG LNG project, will continue to enjoy these benefits through the various Community Investment Programs initiated by the developer ExxonMobil PNG or its partners, such as NiuPower Limited. This week the people of Kido, one of the villages benefiting from the gas project, were told just that when the Independent Power Producer (IPP) company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Michael Oiari and his team were there to present six 9, 000 litre water tanks for the community to use. The CEO said services like water and sanitation, education, and health…
Independent Power Producer (IPP) NiuPower Limited, continues to assist the PNG LNG impacted villages of the Central province through its Community Investment Program. This week, villagers got the news they have been waiting for when the power company announced it will finally build new libraries for the schools in the three PNG LNG impacted villages this year. Speaking at a ceremony at the Kido village today, NiuPower’s External Affairs Manager Mr. Wellington Bellawa, announced that the company will be spending a little bit more on education this year. “So, for this year we’re building three libraries, one at Kido, one…
It’s all a go for the Moni Plus Port Moresby Australian Football League (AFL) 2022 season, starting with the pre- season competition set to take place soon. According to the Port Moresby AFL Association President Mr. Douglas Lai, the pre-season will commence on the 23rd of April and should run for at least two weeks following the 12 aside format of competition. “Due to the time frame, we should run with this format of competition so to enable the games to be faster and at the same time have more teams on the field by having one club fielding two…
Independent Power Producer (IPP) NiuPower Limited, through its Community Investment Program (CIP), has enabled the PNG LNG impacted villages in the Central province to benefit from health to education and water and sanitation services, initiated under their program. According to the power company’s External Affairs Manager Mr. Wellington Bellawa, the company has a community responsibility towards the community, especially when their power plant project is situated on their land. “Our benefit is that they enjoy looking after our project and the safety of the project is guaranteed, but that doesn’t mean to say that we do this because of that.…