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Pauanda — 12 MW Hydroelectric

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Pauanda is a 12 MW hydro power plant located in Papua New Guinea. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
12 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
PNG Power Limited

Operator

Location
-6.02, 144.06

Coordinates

Insights

#11
largest in Papua New Guinea
#5,190
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#22,497
largest worldwide
7
operated by PNG Power Limited
0
plants within 100 km

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

Annual CO₂
1,009 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
80,732 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

219
cars / year
135
homes / year
45,871
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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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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