THE PORT MORESBY POWER STATION CHILDREN’S BOOK DRIVE

The Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Power Station project team, along with their colleagues in Perth and Brisbane, undertook a collection of children’s books to help the local Papua New Guinea schools and communities.

Clough, in consortium with Wartsila was awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract from NuiPower, for the POM Power Station near Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. The power station uses natural gas supplied by the PNG LNG project to feed six high efficiency Reciprocating Gas engines and turbines. It will produce 58MW base load power to the Port Moresby power grid through a new 66kv power line and substation network.

By the end of the collection drive, over 1 000 books were donated to Porebada School, Lea Lea School, Boera Primary School, and Pappa School.

The books were handed over at a presentation held at each school. During the presentation Clough and NuiPower employees spent time with the school children and talked about how reading had positively impacted on them and helped them achieve their goals both at work and in their personal lives.

The book drive was a resounding success with the local children being highly appreciative of their new books and teachers grateful for the time spent with their students.