PNG Power has commenced work to restore faulty generators at the Boram Power Station in Wewak, East Sepik Province. A technical team from Port Moresby arrived in Wewak on Wednesday, August 2, and commenced work on the faulty generators. Heavy load shedding has been undertaken on the Wewak grid due to only two (machines) in operation, while the other three generating units have been offline due to mechanical faults and parts replacement. The Technical Team will also work on Units 5 and 1 and has scheduled Unit 5 to be restored by this Saturday with a capacity of 600 kilowatts. Immediate work will begin with the installation of the new 2.5-Megawatt (MW) generator for the power station, and it is anticipated to be online by this week. Unit 1, with 700 kilowatts, will undertake an overhaul with parts flown in from Port Moresby and will be commissioned by the end of August and parts are expected to arrive in Wewak on August 20. A new service block exchange will also be installed for Unit 6 with parts already purchased and will also be shipped to Wewak in mid-August with a capacity of 800kW. A replacement machine for Unit 4 is being shipped from Port Moresby and is expected to arrive at the end of August, with an added capacity of 700kw. The short-term goal for PNG Power is to ensure that some of these generators are up and running by this weekend while working on a longer-term solution for the Wewak grid. PPL is now apologizing to its customers in Wewak for the inconvenience caused due to the generation shortfall, causing heavy load shedding. Genesis Top News.