PNG Power Limited (PPL) has confirmed that power supply has been restored to the Highlands Region after a fault along the transmission line from Ramu Hydro Power Station was fixed just recently. Previously, PNG Power workmen could not enter the area where the fault was located to carry out this urgent maintenance work last week because they faced some strong resistance from local landowners of the area, putting workmen’s lives at risk. According to PNG Power, arrangements had to be made with the police and military personnel on the ground to find an approach to the local landowners in order to allow PPL workmen to enter the area and carry out this urgent maintenance work. Fortunately, an understanding was reached and work started. It took more than a day to fix the fault along the line and once that was resolved, electricity was fully restored to Western Highlands, Jiwaka, Southern Highland and Enga provinces. Previously, these provinces had to undergo very heavy power load shedding from the 27th of September up to the start of the month of October.