Baime
Hydropower
Project

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Explore career opportunitiesLocated in Papua New Guinea’s Morobe province, the new hydropower plant involved the design and construction of several bespoke components including:
SMEC was appointed by PNG Forest Products to provide the tender design, tender documentation and tendering. SMEC has had a key role in the project since its origins, having completed the pre-feasibility study in 2014, and feasibility study and environmental and social impact assessment in 2017. SMEC’s role on the Baime Hydropower project included:
During construction, SMEC was appointed by the project financing agency, the Bank of South Pacific (BSP) as Independent Technical Expert (ITE). The ITE services included periodic site visits, review of design changes during construction, construction quality review, health and safety reviews, and regular reporting to the lender (BSP).
Morobe province, Papua New Guinea
PNG Forest Products
2014-2023
The bank of South Pacific (BSP)
The Baime Hydopower facility will increase power supply and reliability in the Morobe, Madang and Highlands provinces of PNG. Connecting into the Ramu Network, the project will improve livelihoods for local communities whilst contributing to job creation, infrastructure development and economic growth.
PNG Forest Products will combine Baime’s capacity with the Upper Baiune power station, increasing the total capacity of the existing Ramu power grid to 26MW of power. With total installed capacity of 11.6 MW, the Baime plant will be able to produce 81 GWh of hydroelectric energy annually.