Telikom and PNG Power ink cable lease deal

TELIKOM and PNG Power have signed a Fibre Optic Cable Lease Agreement for fibre extending from Lae to Madang.
This enables Telikom to use spare capacity on PNG Power’s existing fibre optic network.
PPL chief executive officer Tony Koiri and Telikom CEO Peter Loko recently ratified this agreement at the PPL headquarters, witnessed by the management of both companies.
PPL has fibre optic cabling installed on much of its transmission tower network.
This cabling is used to provide system control communications between its generation facilities and load centres across the country.
Fibre optic cables provide a greatly enhanced system that ensures faster response times for troubleshooting problems and enabling quicker identification of fault locations in its electricity system.
The end result is improved system reliability for customers.
PPL has recently completed the installation of fibre optic cables between Madang and Lae through its main generating facility at Yonki, in Eastern Highlands.
PPL is commissioning the termination equipment that, when completed, should improve the reliability of the system and reduce outage times that do occur.
However, PPL only uses a small portion of the capacity available on the fibre optic link.