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Power Plants in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has 2 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 147th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 under construction or proposed. The largest is Frieda River hydroelectric plant (600 MW).
The largest owner-operators are Frieda River (1), Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) (1) and PanAust Ltd (1) — Frieda River alone is named on 50% of them. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Frieda River hydroelectric plant (600 MW), under construction. They account for 6% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Papua New Guinea.
2
Power Plant in Papua New Guinea
#147
of 155 countries
2
In construction / proposed
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- hydro0 MW +780 MW planned
On the interactive map
Largest power plants in Papua New Guinea
- Frieda River hydroelectric plant600 MW · hydro · 2035 · construction
- Ramu 2 hydroelectric plant180 MW · hydro · construction
Who owns Papua New Guinea's power plants
- Frieda River1 50%
- Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH)1 50%
- PanAust Ltd1 50%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Frieda River hydroelectric plant600 MW · hydro · 2035 · construction
- Ramu 2 hydroelectric plant180 MW · hydro · construction
How Papua New Guinea compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 147. Burkina Faso2
- 148. Benin2
- 149. Malta2
- 150. Papua New Guinea2
- 151. Suriname2
- 152. Chad2
- 153. Luxembourg1
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Papua New Guinea?
- OverWatts maps 2 power plants in Papua New Guinea — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 147th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Papua New Guinea?
- Frieda River hydroelectric plant, at 600 MW, operated by Frieda River.
- Who owns the power plants in Papua New Guinea?
- Frieda River is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 2 (50%). Next are Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) (1) and PanAust Ltd (1).
- What new power plants are being built in Papua New Guinea?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Frieda River hydroelectric plant (600 MW) and Ramu 2 hydroelectric plant (180 MW).