The Office of Climate Change and Environment Sustainability (OCC&ES) has held discussions with Clean Power & Water Technologies (CP&WT), a clean energy company interested in introducing alternative power generating projects using renewable energy.

The projects that the OCC&ES and CPWT are considering are also in line with the Government’s plan to reduce carbon emissions as part of the efforts to address global warming.

The projects will use energy based on PNG’s renewable energy source such as wind, water (sea water as well), natural gas, geothermal, etc. The project will be cheaper and will emit no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as opposed to the current expensive diesel power generation.

Diesel fuel is not only expensive but it also emits huge amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Clean Power & Water Technologies Australasian Director Mr. Sylvester Pereira said at the OCC&ES office at Gordons in Port Moresby on Friday that rural villages, government and private organizations will greatly benefit from the technology they are providing.

“The current power generating schemes are environmentally unfriendly given the National Government’s efforts in reducing carbon emissions and protecting the environment.”  

“Our technology is using hydrogen as alternate fuel and we specialise in the production of clean power which eliminates significant amounts of carbon dioxide emissions.”

We wish to partner with OCC&ES to address the two key issues facing PNG; provision of clean water and power without damaging the environment. The solution can either be village based or be scaled up to meet the requirements of a large city.”

“Currently we have projects that address these issues. We would like the OCC&ES to consider the possibly of funding these projects under its chapter. These projects will provide significant benefits to both the rural and urban based communities.”

Meanwhile the OCC&ES Director of Climate Change Joe Pokana said the Office will seriously consider trialling these projects as it is in line with the OCC&ES broad mandate in promoting clean energy development.“We could include one of these projects as one our trial project in this demonstration period before 2012.”

Authorized by Joe Pokana,Director of Climate Change