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Papua New Guinea Energy Information

Papua New Guinea Key Figures

Population:
9.95 million
GDP growth rate:
1.50 %/year
Energy independence:
100%

Data of the last year available: 2021

Total consumption/GDP:*
77.2 (2005=100)
CO2 Emissions:
0.72 tCO2/capita
Rate of T&D power losses:
5.88%

* at purchasing power parity

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Total Energy Consumption

Total energy consumption per capita reached 0.48 toe in 2021. Electricity consumption per capita is around 450 kWh.

Total energy consumption remained stable over 2019-2021 at 4.8 Mtoe. It had previously increased by around 4%/year over 2010-2019.

Energy consumption is mainly covered by oil (44%) and biomass (37%). Gas, geothermal, and hydropower (primary electricity) cover the remainder (9%, 8%, and 2%, respectively).

Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)

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Crude Oil Production

After several years of very irregular production since 2009 (between 0 and 1.3 Mt), crude oil production stopped in 2015. Before 2009, oil production declined steadily from around 3.6 Mt in 2000 to 2 Mt in 2009.

The country has one refinery with a capacity of 32.5 kbl/d.

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Renewable in % Electricity Production

In 2020, the Government updated its NDC and committed to raise the share of renewables in the grid-connected installed capacity from 30% in 2015 to 78% in 2030. The target is a decrease compared to the previous NDC submitted in 2016 to reach 100% renewables by 2030 due to an increase in the LNG sector and its role in the power sector.

In 2022, the NEA added geothermal energy to the agency's priority agenda to ensure the energy policy target of the country is met.

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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions

The Papua New Guinea Climate Change (Management) Act 2015 established the Climate Change Development Authority and the Climate Change and Green Growth Trust Fund.

Through its updated NDC (2020), PNG committed to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 in the energy sector, and will establish a framework for fossil fuels offsetting. PNG also plans an annual reduction in emissions from deforestation and forest degradation due to agriculture expansion and commercial logging of 10 MtCO2eq compared to 2015 level.