After a long drawn out rigorous selection process, Palau Public Utilities Corporations (PPUC) has narrowed the thirteen (13) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Producers down to three (3). The three finalists are METKA ENG (Cyprus based company), ENGIE (a France based company) and SOLAR PHILIPPINES, all huge multinational solar power producing corporations. The three corporations […]
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Nation-wide water rationing lifted,Exception of 2 States
Palau Public Utilities Corporation lifted the nation-wide water rationing yesterday due to the increase of water levels in most of the water sources including Ngerimel and Ngerikiil. They resumed the 24 hour water service schedule to most of Palau yesterday evening. However, three locations still need to follow the set water hour schedule, Mongami, Aimeliik […]
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Prolonged Power Outage in Parts of Babeldaob, Airai and Koror early Monday morning April 13, 2020
The Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) would like to apologize to the public for the prolonged power outage early Monday morning April 13, 2020 from 12:00 midnight to 6:00am. When power turned off, cellular and landline services were disrupted causing a delay in communication between the Aimeliik Power Plant (APP) operators and linemen standby crew. […]
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Water shortage alerts in many areas, public asks to conserve water
The government has urged the public to take action to conserve water in the dry season as water levels in many areas have “dropped drastically.” Palau Public Utilities Corporation (PPUC) announced yesterday that Mongami, Aimeliik and Mengellang, and Ollie, Ngerchelong have been put on “Water Shortage Alert” effective Monday, April 6, 2020. “Water conservation measures should be […]
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PPUC and PNCC suspend service disconnection due to COVID-19
Palau’s two public utility companies, Palau Public Utilities Corporation and Palau National Communications Corporation announced today that they will suspend service disconnection to all their customers until further notice. They also announced the suspension of all late fees and disconnection fees for non-payment until further notice. Announcements from the two corporations encourage customers to pay […]
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Kayangel Hybrid Power System Online
Koror, Palau—As part of a New Zealand Grant, Kayangel’s hybrid power system is now operational. The hybrid system consists of a 63 kWh solar PV and a 175 kWh battery storage. The capacity of the solar system is sufficient to meet the island’s power demand with a 35 kWh peak load. On February 17-21, 2020, […]