The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PNG Power Mr. Obed Batia has condemned the attack on a PNG Power Limited (PPL) employee during the weekend at Wandumi bridge in Wau, Morobe Province.
The assault occurred while the officer was attending to his routine job.
Mr. Batia stressed that similar incidents have occurred to his officers on several occasions and that wasn’t the first time.
“If power users or customers and clients are upset about any power issues or blackouts, they should report in a proper manner to the right forum rather than resorting to violence. Power blackouts and adversities do occur and it’s not by employees. Our job is to fix the problem and to maintain reliability at all cost,” the CEO said.
“My officers put their lives on the line to rectify problems. They work day and night ensuring power comes back,” Mr. Batia said.
“Imagine of a power line that felled by landslide, bushfires, fallen trees or so at wherever distances. PPL employees are there doing the hard-yards to restore power even in bad weather, night or in the hot sun,” the CEO said.
Mr. Batia has called on the police in Wau to apprehend the suspects and lay appropriate charges.
The CEO has lashed his frustration after an assault case reported on yesterday’s (Monday’s) Post-Courier, news.