Highlands ‘worst’ in attacks on electricity lines

THE practice of felling trees to damage power lines has been a problem in the Highlands region for some time, according to PNG Power Limited.
Manager investigations and protective services Donbosco Mruwari was commenting on the arrest of a man for allegedly cutting a tree which fell on power lines at Kerefa village in Goroka, Eastern Highlands, last week.
The damage caused to the 25KVA power transformer was estimated at K34,000.
He said the power transformers were an integral part of the electrical distribution system and installed at specific locations to transform, regulate and distribute electrical energy safely to consumers within the networked area.
Mruwari said PNG Power would not tolerate the vandalism to its properties anymore.