The SolSol project has now taken its solar training site to light up. The project conducted its inaugural training session at Malahang as part of establishing training site there. According to Project Manager Bonnie Keoka, six people completed the first training course. During the same period, the team successfully carried out the first solar installation at the LDS compound in …
We are currently setting up our Training site in Malahang, near Lae. This solar power station is a blueprint of what we plan to roll out in remote rural offgrid communities hosting institutions of the Lutheran Church such as schools, hospitals, health centers, seminaries and facilities for adult education.The site is located at ELCPNG’s Development …
PNG’s society is very much a „leapfrog society”: In its history of only 140 years of interaction with other societies around the globe, PNG has managed to –or was forced to— leapfrog over entire stages of civilization, catching up in only 3-4 generations on developments for which other societies have needed centuries. (See also the …
The Head Bishop of the ELCPNG, Dr. Jack Urame and General Manager of MAF Technologies, Mr Bryan Mathews, have signed a memorandum between the two organizations on cooperation for the implementation of solar power stations in PNG. This cooperation brings reliable and clean electrical power supply on village-level to remote rural off-grid areas. This is …
The need for reliable clean electrical energy in PNG is most evident. The public electricity grid is over-aged and troubled with frequent blackouts which can last over extended periods such as several weeks in a row. This is caused by poor maintenance of the power transmission lines, interruption by natural disasters or simply the lack …
Public infrastructure in PNG is still much in a development stage. Let’s take a brief look at Transport, Electricity and Communication sectors: Transport: Road transport in PNG is cumbersome and slow. There are only three inter-city highways, partially in bad conditions. One highway stretches out from the capital Port Moresby along the Southern coastline, the …
We are happy to announce that at of one of our planned pilot installation sites –Asaroka Health Center– the local team has sent an endorsement letter welcoming the planned SolSol power station. Support and commitment by the local users is a very important element to ensure the longterm success of a solar installation.
Tell us something about yourself in short words My name is Anna and I have worked in different technical jobs, including solar construction engineer. I am always eager to learn new things, and I also like to share my gained knowledge with others. It makes me happy to see how ideas and dreams become reality and improve people’s lives 🙂 The SolSol project is ready to start …
Tell us something about yourself in short words My name is Giesa Panpan, I lead the department of ministerial services in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG). I was a former college lecturer before becoming a pastor. My focus and interest in my line of work include solving problems within ministerial institutions …
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has proclaimed 17 Goals for sustainable development, to which 191 of 208 countries in the world have subscribed.