Munum power plant

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Munum power plant is an operating power station of at least 30-megawatts (MW) in Munum, Papua New Guinea.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Munum power plant Munum, Papua New Guinea -6.59365, 146.85341 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: -6.59365, 146.85341

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 30[3] internal combustion[3] 2017[2]

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
Unit 1

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=-6.59365%2C146.85341. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230327210431/https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/brief-new-lae-power-station-launched-week-business-news/. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/791692135. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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