Editing Economy of Papua New Guinea (section)

===Electricity===
====Access to electricity====
By 2017, only 50.42%  of the rural population had access to electricity.<ref>{{cite web |last1=World Bank |title=Sustainable Energy for All ( SE4ALL ) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.RU.ZS?locations=PG&view=chart |publisher=World Bank |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
80.23% of the urban population in 2017 had access to electricity.<ref name="World Bank">{{cite web |url=https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/33044/9781464814693.pdf |title=Global Economic Prospects, January 2020 : Slow Growth, Policy Challenges |page=68 |publisher=[[World Bank]] |website=openknowledge.worldbank.org |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> Limitations in the transmission and distribution infrastructure lead to frequent outages in urban centers.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Asian Development Bank |title=Pacific Energy Update 2019 |date=2019 |journal=Asian Development Bank |page=19 |url=https://www.adb.org/documents/pacific-energy-update-2019 |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>

====Consumption====
Electricity - consumption: 3.116 billion kWh (2012 est.)<ref name="CIA Factbook"/>

====Generation====
Electricity - production: 3.35 billion kWh (2012 est.)<ref name="CIA Factbook">CIA Factbook</ref>

====Transmission and distribution====
PNG Power Ltd (PPL) operates three separate grids. There are two main large grids, the Port Moresby system serving the National Capital District and the large Ramu grid that extends into the highlands. Also, PPL operates the small Gazelle Peninsula Grid powered mainly by a 10 MW run-of-river hydro plant.<ref>{{cite book |last1=IRENA |title=Pacific Lighthouses: Renewable energy opportunities and challenges in the Pacific Islands region: Papua New Guinea |date=2013 |publisher=IRENA |location=Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |page=4 |edition=1st |url=https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2013/Sep/Papua-New-Guinea.pdf}}</ref>

====Entities and institutions====
The Electricity Commission (ELCOM) was privatised with the passage of the Electricity Commission (Privatization) Act 2002. PNG Power Limited (PPL) is a vertically integrated utility responsible for generation, transmission, distribution and retailing of electricity throughout Papua New Guinea.

====Electricity generation by source====
====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>