PNG Power staff attacked

PNG Power Ltd is calling on the general public in the country to respect its personnel who are working in the rural areas to deliver electricity supply to villages.

This follows the brutal attack on two PPL employees engaged in Rural Electrification (RE) Projects in Enga Province.

The employees were attacked by man from Pele Paspas Village just outside of Wabag while they were working at their job site.  The two linesmen were taken to the Wabag General Hospital for medical attention and the mater reported to the Wabag police on the same day.

Since then, no arrests have been made since the incident on Sunday October 19.  The RE project team is in Wabag to construct various power line projects for the Wabag District at the request of local MP, Robert Ganim.  The PPL Management will not hesitate to cease work at similar projects nationwide if such cowardly actions are put on our employees.

PPL continues to experience such attacks on its employees nationwide who are working hard behind the scenes to bring electricity services to the people of Papua New Guinea.

I condemn such attacks that happened in Wabag and will not hesitate to withdraw from the projects if PPL employee’s lives are at risk.

I appeal to the good citizens of this country and the provincial leaders to support the work of PNG Power and create a conducive and safe environment for PPL employees to complete electricity projects around the country.