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Opposition grills government over PNG Power’s future

Opposition grills government over PNG Power’s future

From Post-Courier · () English

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  • Papua New Guinea’s opposition questioned the government in Parliament about plans to revive state-owned utility PNG Power.
  • Prime Minister James Marape previously described PNG Power as being in “stage 4 cancer.”

PNG Power faced questioning in Papua New Guinea’s Parliament as opposition lawmakers pressed the government over how it plans to revive the state-owned utility.

The debate followed Prime Minister James Marape’s description of PNG Power as being in “stage 4 cancer,” a stark assessment of the company’s condition. The available report does not provide details of the government’s proposed recovery plan or the opposition’s specific questions.

stage 4 cancer

— James MarapeThe prime minister used the phrase to describe the condition of state-owned utility PNG Power.
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