PNG Biomass power station

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PNG Biomass power station is a power station in pre-construction in Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Markham Valley.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
PNG Biomass power station Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea -6.5988976, 146.6359047 (exact)[1][2]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: -6.5988976, 146.6359047

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year
1 Pre-construction[3] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[2] 18[4][2] 2025 (planned)[3]
2 Pre-construction[3] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[2] 18[4][2] 2025 (planned)[3]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Aligned Energy LLC [30%]; Oil Search Ltd [70%][2][3] Oil Search Ltd [70.0%]; Aligned Energy LLC [30.0%]
2 Aligned Energy LLC [30%]; Oil Search Ltd [70%][2][3] Oil Search Ltd [70.0%]; Aligned Energy LLC [30.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240717195547/https://www.google.com/maps/place/PNG+Biomass+Power+Plant/@-6.5989615,146.6360334,3456m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x68f9e6bbb5e8596f:0x4d37994caa1800fc!8m2!3d-6.5989615!4d146.6360334!16s%2Fg%2F11g6lxt03t?entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDYyNi4wKgBIAVAD. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207001303/https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/png-biomass-green-power-project-under-threat-in-papua-new-guinea/. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240717195604/https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-markham-valley-biomass-power-plant-papua-new-guinea/. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240414052933/https://png-data.sprep.org/system/files/PNG-Biomass-EA-Volume1-MainReport.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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