Pauanda is a 12 MW hydro power plant located in Papua New Guinea. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Commissioned
- —
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- PNG Power Limited
- Country
- PNG
- Coordinates
- -6.016, 144.058
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
About this plant
Pauanda is a 12 MW hydro power plant in Papua New Guinea, operated by PNG Power Limited.
Ranked #4 of 6 hydro plants in Papua New Guinea, Pauanda’s 12 MW accounts for 7.27% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 165 MW. The largest hydro plant in Papua New Guinea is Ramu at 75 MW, making Pauanda 6.25 times smaller.
There are no nearby plants within 50 km of Pauanda. The facility is located in the Eastern Highlands Province, approximately 300 km from the capital, Port Moresby.
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