Funding PNG's Electrification: Vanimo Case Study
Electrification solutions can be fit to population density and
consumption rates
Local Populations by Town (2019 est)
Port Moresby
413,428
300kWh/annum / person
Grid
Lae
169,100
Wewak
42,947
130kWh/annum / person
Madang
40,842
Mount Hagen
33,795
Kimbe
26,027
Consumption
Goroka
25,921
Population Appliances
kWh
Rural
Daru
17,192
6,602,590 LED lights, mobile phone
65
Vanimo
16,300
Peri-urban
Urban
Mini-grid
1,068,119 LED lights, small fridge, fan, mobile phon
582,528 LED lights, TV, fridge, fans, phone
130
300
Popondetta 14,306
Weighted avg
90
Alotau
13,462
Kiunga 12,468
Kundiawa 12,300
Tabubil 11,661
Mendi 11,339
Kavieng 11,289
Lorengau
10,085
Off-grid
Bulolo 8,050
+56 villages
Sogeri 494
Source: PNG Census 2011; Citypopulation.de; Palladium analysis
Minimum viable scale 6,400
65kWh/annum / person
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