Solar Onsite Energy in Papua New Guinea

Can solar replace fossil fuels in Papua New Guinea?

The potential for solar to replace fossil fuels in Papua New Guinea is high, according to Lighting Papua New Guinea, which has played a key, pivotal role in multilateral efforts to promote and foster solar and renewable energy investments and use in Papua New Guinea.

Will solar power be the next stage in PNG?

Electricity in PNG is still very expensive and the cost of solar power continues to fall each year. Now we’re seeing similar price drops for batteries, and I think that will be the next stage for solar projects, as many of them will begin to include energy storage.

Is Papua New Guinea the perfect climate for solar?

According to Rick Hooper, Chief Executive Officer of Sydney-based solar company, Barefoot Power, Papua New Guinea has the perfect climate for solar energy. This makes it the key to achieving an ambitious government plan to bring electricity to the 70 per cent of Papua New Guineans who currently don’t have access by 2030.

Does PNG have a solar farm?

At the utility scale, PNG has a few solar farms under development, with largely unchanged progress as most of the obstacles here are regulatory more than economic. PNG Power Ltd and the Department of Energy are supportive of these projects, but there are a lot of moving parts and all parties have worked hard to keep them on track.