Hydro-Electric Scheme
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Work To Begin On Moresby’s Hydro-Electric Scheme
From Our Own Correspondent
Moresby, Mar. 28.
Although cynics stm can a pipe dream, the Moresh hydro-electric scheme now has chance of becoming a reality.
One of the big hurdles wa cleared in March when funds wei made available for Works an Housing to do the job.
At the present rate of supp' much of the essential equipment wi not be available for at least tw years but in the meantime thei is much preliminary work to I done.
The generators in use in Po Moresby at present are relative new and are generating a sati factory amount of industrial ai domestic current but there are fea that if the town grows at its prese rate, demand will exceed supp within two years.
It is therefore clear that the must be no further holdups on t! hydro scheme.
This scheme should have been « the move six months ago whi Works and Housing first calll tenders for certain parts of the jc A bottleneck somewhere Konedobu prevented the acceptan of any of the tenders and now fresh call will be made. (Tende; now will, of course, be consideraH higher).