In its National Energy Policy 2017-2027, the Government of PNG has set the ambitious goal to provide “70% of population with access to electrical energy by 2030”. Currently, in late 2024, the value holds at 19% — only a very modest increase from the 13% measured in 2017. The policy makers have set a noble …
Opening a business account at a bank in PNG is a lengthy procedure with many twists and turnbacks. As a temporary solution we have now opened an international business account with a European bank (Unicredit Bank Austria) until the issue in PNG will be resolved. For banking details pls see the section “Funding & Donations” …
The poor state of electrical power supply for the institutions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG) in remote rural areas is a known challenge. Having been a business manager and an electrical engineer for all my life, I felt I can make a contribution here. Talks with “Mission-Eine-Welt”, a partner organization …
When we go out to assess a new candidate for a site location, we need to collect as much useful data as we can for a good design of the planned SolSol power station. Such data include number of persons living at the institution and close nearby, how many and what kind of buildings need …
Bonnie, the Chairman of SolSol’s Steering Committee, is also Head of the Lutheran Development Services (LDS) department. His team has developed and built a solar water pump to supply drinking water to Karangon village and a school at Wasu in the remote Finschhafen district. The pump now transports the water over 850m distance and 170m …
We are very happy having received the first support letter from a location chosen to become a pilot installation site for SolSol.
Knowing the amount of sunshine that can be expected at a specific location is an essential factor in designing a solar power station. However, there are no publicly available data on solar irradiation in PNG, apart from some very rough computer simulations for a very first estimate. This is insufficient for our needs. We have …
The traditional society of PNG has developed without the concept of a wheel. The bible already mentions war chariots in the story of Moses and the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. Vehicles with wheels, however, have been introduced to PNG only with World War II in the 1940s, when the US Army simply left …
The SolSol concept consists of three elements: #1: The solar system itself consists of the power house for the generation of electrical energy, the distribution network to bring the energy to the buildings within the community and the user connections to the individual houses, including the energy metering devices. #2: The community at the served …
I have spent my childhood years in Papua New Guinea (PNG). More than 50 years later I have now returned to lead a project on behalf of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG) for the supply of solar energy to church institutions in rural areas. PNG is a country of breath-taking beauty …