PNG Power Limited (PPL) says electricity interruption in the Morobe capital was due to shortage in generation capacity which has now been fully restored.
“The Ramu Hydro power station was shut down last weekend as advertised so hydro unit No.2 could be isolated for refurbishment work, and was restored on Sunday,” a PPL statement read.
The supply to Lae residents was maintained by the thermal generators at East Taraka and gas turbine at Lae Wharf.
“However, over the weekend the gas turbine continued to experience technical issues with its fuel filtering system and was shut down on Monday for maintenance.
“The gas turbine was restored on Tuesday February 09 and power supply was back to normal ever since.”
The total customer load demand for Lae is 35 Megawatts (MW).
Meanwhile, PPL have yet to respond to questions from Loop PNG on the water level at the Ramu Hydro power station.