Hides — Papua New Guinea
Gas power plant in Hela, Papua New Guinea. Approximate location -6.0048, 142.8096.
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Hides is a 72 MW gas power plant in Hela, Papua New Guinea. It ranks #2 of 15 Papua New Guinea power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 19.2% of Papua New Guinea's electricity; the national grid averages 514 gCO₂/kWh (23.7% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1022430.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
Papua New Guinea has 1 gas power plant in this dataset, together about 72 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
Location
Coordinates -6.0048, 142.8096 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Hides?
Hides is a 72 MW gas power plant in Hela, Papua New Guinea.