Energy finance in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has 2 active World Bank energy projects, with $230 million committed, the 44th largest of 102 countries. 43.3% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Committed
- $230m
- Projects
- 2
- Per person
- $21
- Electricity access
- 43.3%
- Without electricity
- 6.1 million
Active projects
- National Energy Access Transformation Project$200 million
To increase access to energy and enhance the resilience of the energy sector.
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To improve the operational performance of the Borrower's national electricity utility and improve the reliability of electricity supply in the Project Area.
Source: World Bank Group, updated 23 Oct 2026.
Who else finances energy in Asia and the Pacific
- World Bank (IBRD and IDA)Loans, credits and grants to governments for generation, transmission, distribution and access. Co-leads Mission 300 with the African Development Bank, which aims to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.
- IFCEquity and loans for private power producers, utilities and off-grid companies; the World Bank Group’s private-sector arm.
- MIGAPolitical-risk insurance and credit enhancement that make cross-border energy investments bankable.
- SEFAGrants and concessional finance for project preparation, mini-grids, clean cooking and green baseload, managed by the African Development Bank.
- OPEC FundPublic- and private-sector loans and grants in developing countries, with energy among its core sectors.
- IsDBSharia-compliant finance for power, renewables and energy access in its member countries.
- GCFGrants, concessional loans, equity and guarantees for low-emission and climate-resilient projects, through accredited entities.
- CIFConcessional finance, delivered through the multilateral banks, for clean technology, renewables in low-income countries and coal transition.
- EIBThe EU’s lending arm: loans for renewables, grids and efficiency inside and outside Europe.
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