About 350
submerged submarine cables were laid on the seabed, while the
rest of the project involved the installation of 150 meters of
open HV, 1.5km of HV ABC cable and installation of a 50 kVA 3phase
transformer.
The project
was spearheaded by Manager Transmission, John Yanis, and a team
from Yonki and was completed on July 28, 2007.
The 22kV submarine
cable would service up to 500 customers on the island using the
MSKs, with an expected capacity load of 30 kW.
The Madang center staff
also conducted awareness on electricity safety, and use of MSKs
on the island on August 6, 2007 with locals there.
The island lies about
370m across the Dallman Passage from Madang town, and the cables
run from Gym Fitzgerald's property at Kalibobo to the island.
The project was jointly
funded by the Member for Madang and the PNG Government to the
value of K700,000 as part of the Rural Electrification Project.
The island has a lodge,
Lutheran Shipping staff residences, private run guest houses,
a primary school, trade stores and permanent houses.