Port Moresby power station

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Port Moresby power station is an operating power station of at least 58-megawatts (MW) in Baruni, National Capital District (Port Moresby), Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Kanudi power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Port Moresby power station Baruni, National Capital District (Port Moresby), Papua New Guinea -9.43244, 147.14278 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 2: -9.43244, 147.14278

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
2 Operating[2][3][4] fossil gas: LNG[1] 58.8[2][4] internal combustion[5][4] not found 2019[2][3] no

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
2 NiuPower[4] NiuPower Ltd [100%][4] Kumul Petroleum Trustee [50.0%]; Santos Ltd [50.0%]

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/759180356. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.pngpower.com.pg/news/view/niupower-gas-plant-power-supply-officially-launched. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230201100354/https://energy-oil-gas.com/news/niupower/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Port Moresby Power Station". NiuPower. Archived from the original on 2025-04-21. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  5. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230609131608/http://www.pngpower.com.pg/uploads/Information-Handbook-2017.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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