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This page provides a snapshot of infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries by country. Projects included are management or lease contracts, concessions, greenfield projects, and divestitures.
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Papua New Guinea
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Highlights
Featured Indicator, 1990-2008 Value
Infrastructure Sectors Reported Energy, Telecom, Water and sewerage
Projects reaching financial closure 3
Sector with largest investment share Telecom
Type of PPI with largest share in investment Greenfield project
Projects cancelled or distressed
0   ( 0% of total investment)
DATA
Region:
 East Asia and Pacific
Income Category:
 Low income
GNI per capita (US$):
 770

Number of Projects by Primary Sector
Financial Closure YearEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
199000000
199100000
199200000
199300000
199400000
199500000
199610001
199700011
199800000
199900000
200000000
200100000
200200000
200300000
200400000
200500000
200600000
200701001
200800000
Total11013

Total Investment in Projects by Primary Sector (US$ million)
Year of InvestmentEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
199000000
199100000
199200000
199300000
199400000
199500000
19966500065
19970007171
199800000
199900000
200000000
200100000
200200000
200300000
200400000
200500000
200600000
2007015000150
200800000
Total65150071286

Total Projects by Primary Sector and Subsector (US$ million)
SectorSub-SectorNumber of ProjectsTotal Investment
EnergyElectricity165
Total Energy165
TelecomTelecom1150
Total Telecom1150
Water and sewerageTreatment plant171
Total Water and sewerage171
Total3286

Total Number of Projects by Type and Primary Sector
Most infrastructure projects with private participation fit in one of the four categories indicated in the table. But the boundaries between these categories are not always clear, and some projects have features of more than one category. In these cases projects have been classified in the category that better reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
SectorConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
Energy00101
Telecom00101
Transport00000
Water and sewerage10001
Total10203

Total Investment in Projects by Type and Primary Sector (US$ million)
Most infrastructure projects with private participation fit in one of these four categories. But the boundaries between these categories are not always clear, and some projects have features of more than one category. In these cases projects have been classified in the category that better reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
SectorConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
Energy0065065
Telecom001500150
Transport00000
Water and sewerage7100071
Total7102150286

Comparative Infrastructure Indicators
IndicatorsPapua New GuineaEast Asia and Pacific AverageLow income CountriesOECD Average
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)7702,11147133,470
Access to electricity (% of population)756326..
Electric power consumption (kwh per capita)8421,2306428,769
Improved water source (% of population with access39756399
Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)446038..
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants2289..

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 Note for Subsector and Segment data
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