Editing Economy of Papua New Guinea (section)

====Renewable energy====
A study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance ranked PNG in the top 10 for potential renewable resources, with about 2.5 GW of these but only 2% of it exploited.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/country/papua-new-guinea/energy|title=Myanmar|date=12 December 2022 }}</ref>

=====Hydroelectric projects=====
The [[Yonki Dam]] project, which commenced operation in 1991, on the Ramu River has generation capacity of 77 MW (103,000&nbsp;hp) (Ramu 1) plus proposed additional capacity of 18 MW.

======Proposed projects======
The list of intended projects include the US$2 billion Ramu 2 hydro project on the Ramu River to be built under a public-private partnership with Shenzhen Energy Group.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McLeod |first1=Shane |title=Plugging in PNG: electricity, partners and politics |journal=The Interpreter (Lowy Institute) |date=10 April 2019 |url=https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/plugging-png-electricity-partners-and-politics |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>

Edevu Dam is to be constructed by PNG Hydro Development Ltd (PNGHDL) to generate 50 Megawatts (MW).<ref>{{cite web |last1=PNG Power Ltd |title=Edevu Hydro |url=http://www.pngpower.com.pg/index.php/projects/view/edevu-hydro |website=PNG Power company site |publisher=PNG Power |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>

Consultants to PNG Power have conducted feasibility studies for the Naoro Brown hydroelectricity Project which would supply up to 80MW of electricity to the Port Moresby grid.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Entura |title=Naoro Brown hydroelectric project |url=https://www.entura.com.au/projects/5397/ |website=Entura |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>