PNG biomass, Papua New Guinea

27th March 2020

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

Font size: - +

Name of the Project
PNG biomass.

Location
The project is located in the Markham valley, in Morobe province, Papua New Guinea.

Project Owner/s
PNG Biomass.

Project Description
PNG Biomass is a long-term renewable-energy initiative that will use woodchips from trees sustainably grown and harvested in surrounding plantations to fuel a 30 MW biomass power plant.

The power will be fed into the high-voltage Ramu transmission system.

The power plant’s generation capacity will be provided by two 15 MW power plant units, comprising two 18 MW steam boilers and two 18 MW steam turbines.

While the output from the steam turbine generator is set at 18 MW, about 3 MW will be used to run each power plant and process the wood into chips. Each 18 MW boiler and steam turbine set will export a net 15 MW to the grid.

Each boiler unit will be about 34 m tall and will use stoker-grate technology. Each boiler will consume up to 20 bone dry metric tonnes an hour of wood as fuel – about two truckloads of wet wood.

The power plant will keep several months of fuel on site to ensure continuous power supply.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
PNG Biomass, email info@pngbiomass.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

Comments

The content you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.

If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.

For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION