Power badly needs help, says State Enterprise Minister William Duma.
The minister responsible for State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) was responding to Questions without Notice from Southern Highlands Governor William Powi during Parliament question time this morning.
Powi asked the minister to give an update on the disagreement by the PPL workers and it's union. "There is no industrial dispute arising from terms and condition of our employees of the company," Duma said.
"There is no agenda of this government to sell this company to foreigners, reduce terms and conditions of employees or retrenchment."
Duma added that PPL in the last 40 years had failed the nation and changes are needed now.
"If all SOEs were allowed to recruit professional and competent individuals, including help from outside (overseas) we will not go to Asian Development Bank or World Bank to borrow money.
"Those (SOEs) are our gold mine." "PPL have let down the people of PNG."