The project was launched on Dec 9, 2015 in Kainantu, Eastern Highlands province where more than a thousand people witnessed the occasion.
Since then, Kumul Consolidated Holdings has focused on phase 1 of a three-phase transaction management process, seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from suitably qualified development partners to develop the project and operate under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
A total of 65 proponents responded when the project was listed for EOI as a public tender on Feb 29, 2016.
