Sunday 4 August 2019

HYDRO-ELECTRICITY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Papua New Guinea relies on hydro-electricity from the Yonki Dam in the highlands. There is a new power station to be built by the Chinese Government that is being delayed by non-payment of the PNG Government.

Why can Australia not rely on hydro-electricity from power stations sited with the dams to be constructed in the north of Australia? Then we would not have to worry about coal fired generation  and have power available 24/7.

Surely stations could be built to recycle water that passes through the turbines. Australia sells uranium but bans nuclear power stations. The power station at Yonki in Papua New Guinea is sited down from the range that holds the dam.

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