Solar-powered desalination plants

Solar desalination plants in Mbuke complete

This Pacific Environment Community Fund project has progressed ahead of schedule on the islands of Bipi and now, Mbuke and Whal.

National desalination project manager, Tom Anayabere, said all Sojitz engineers, who are in charge of the installation of the plants, departed Lorengau on Nov 29. They left for Japan via Port Moresby for their three-week Christmas break.

They will return early January 2017 to continue with the remedial works on Whal Island, installation and final checks on Mbuke and Bipi.