{"id":22589,"date":"2018-06-29T06:08:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T19:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=22589"},"modified":"2018-06-29T06:08:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T19:38:06","slug":"png-commercial-solar-mb0647","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/png-commercial-solar-mb0647\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Solar Pilot Program Proposed For Port Moresby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/png-commercial-solar.jpg\" alt=\"Solar power in Papua New Guinea\" width=\"700\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/png-commercial-solar.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/png-commercial-solar-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The use of grid-connected commercial solar power systems in Papua New Guinea is currently illegal. That may be about to change and the country&#8217;s commercial solar sector could kick off under a program that Australia will be a part of.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and PNG Power Limited have announced they are beginning to nut out details for a pilot commercial solar program in the country&#8217;s capital, Port Moresby; which is home to a population of around 310,000.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative will be supported by donor nations Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This move represents a significant change for Papua New Guinea, as to date, it has been illegal for businesses to install and generate power from rooftop solar,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/ifcextapps.ifc.org\/IFCExt\/Pressroom\/IFCPressRoom.nsf\/0\/59E471B2EBF00220852582B9000A6C1B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> said<\/a> IFC\u2019s John Vivian.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While it&#8217;s not clear from the IFC&#8217;s release why grid-connected rooftop commercial solar is illegal, it seems it may have to do with a lack of local knowledge of how to integrate it into the grid and\/or the necessary infrastructure to support it.<\/p>\n<p>With Papua New Guinea aiming to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, putting solar panels on commercial rooftops could make a significant contribution towards its goal.<\/p>\n<p>The initial aims of the program are modest &#8211; to allow approximately 2% of peak demand for electricity in Port Moresby to be generated by rooftop solar panels, and this will be carefully monitored and managed.<\/p>\n<p>Something that PNG has no shortage of is renewable energy resources &#8211; not only solar (300+ days of sunshine each year), but also hydro and geothermal. Hydropower plants currently make up about 40% of PNG\u2019s installed electricity generation capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Oxford Business Group <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordbusinessgroup.com\/analysis\/expanding-role-renewable-energy-png\">notes<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;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&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There&#8217;s certainly a great need to tap more of those renewables resources as where the grid does exist in PNG, demand outstrips supply.<\/p>\n<p>If the Port Moresby pilot is successful, it may be rolled out to other significant centers. However, that still won&#8217;t help a big chunk of the country&#8217;s population.<\/p>\n<p>Less than 20% of Papua New Guinea&#8217;s population has access to the mains electricity grid. Some inroads have been made there with the use of solar energy through another IFC program called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifc.org\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/news_ext_content\/ifc_external_corporate_site\/news+and+events\/news\/ifc+using+global+expertize+to+light+up+papua+new+guinea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lighting Papua New Guinea<\/a>, which has provided many with access to basic lighting and mobile phone charging services using small off-grid systems.<\/p>\n<p>On a somewhat related note, back here in Australia, children from Echuca were kept busy a few months ago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/echuca-library-solar-panels-mb0561\/\">making solar powered LED lights<\/a> to send to households in remote areas of PNG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The use of grid-connected commercial solar power systems in Papua New Guinea is currently illegal. 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