Friday 6 January 2026 saw two major energy projects go live in Lae — the Yalu Solar Farm Project was launched and eight new power generators were commissioned at Taraka Power Station, together injecting 20 megawatts of additional electricity into Lae's grid.
The combined K120 million investment, made through Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited, will deliver:
Lae's electricity demand currently stands at around 80MW. Work on Yonki (Ramu 2) will commence next.
Read the full Yalu Solar Farm and Taraka Power Upgrade project page.
