Fuel Shortage Causes Power Blackouts In Lae
(Post-Courier)
A shortage of diesel fuel caused PNG Power Ltd. to implement blackouts in the
The utility said it didn’t have enough diesel fuel to run its generators in Lae after two generators at the Ramu Hydro power plant failed last week.
The power blackouts in Lae should end by tomorrow, the newspaper quoted PNG Power acting CEO Tony Koiri as saying.
The power utility said it was using diesel-fueled generators in Lae, Madang, Wabag and Mendi to make up for the shortfall in hydro-generated power.
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