Tell us something about yourself in short words? My name is Bonnie Keoka and I am a 53 years old Papua New Guinean. I spent over 28 years working with people and farmers in many rural areas of Papua New Guinea. I am the Head of the Development Service Division of the Evangelical Lutheran Church …
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” …
Tell us something about yourself in short words I lived my first 10 years as a mission kid in Finschhafen, then went back to Europe, studied electrical engineering, worked 30+ years as a manager in mobile telecoms. Now –over 50 years later– I came back to PNG to do something I strongly believe in for the …
Tell us something about yourself in short words My name is Charlie, I am an electrical engineer by profession. I like working on anything technical that provides me with a good challenge from fixing cars, fabricating equipment and working on Hydro electric and Solar systems. The SolSol project is ready to start now. What do …
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 …