Name: 巴巴新幾內亞唯一的電力供應商負債超過 15 億美元 | ABC NEWS (PNG's only electricity provider more than $1.5 billion in debt | ABC NEWS)
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At this biscuit factory in PNG's industrial hub of Ley, an electricity blackout threatens the whole business.

在巴巴新幾內亞工業中心萊伊的這家餅乾工廠，停電威脅著整個企業。

When the power goes off, your machine will stop and within three minutes you will have a big fire in the ovens.

一旦斷電，機器就會停止運轉，三分鐘內烤箱裡就會燃起大火。

Less than one in five people in PNG have access to the electricity grid.

在巴巴新幾內亞，只有不到五分之一的人能使用電網。

But even when they are connected, power is so unreliable, Ian Chow's entire production line runs off generators.

但即使連接上了，電力也非常不可靠，Ian Chow 的整條生產線都靠發電機運轉。

Most of the machines here have been damaged by power.

這裡的大部分機器都被電力損壞了。

Well like the packing machine there, that's half a million dollars that one.

就像那裡的包裝機，那臺價值 50 萬美元。

He blames PNG Power, a state-owned enterprise and the country's only electricity provider.

他將責任歸咎於巴新電力公司，這是一家國有企業，也是該國唯一的電力供應商。

We would like to use the local power because then we don't have to run generators and we don't have to buy diesel.

我們希望使用當地的電力，因為這樣我們就不必使用發電機，也不必購買機油。

In a six-month investigation, the ABC found PNG Power is trading in solvent and is over $1.5 billion in debt.

在為期六個月的調查中，澳大利亞廣播公司（ABC）發現巴巴新幾內亞電力公司的交易有償付能力，而且負債超過 15 億美元。

Company insiders have spoken exclusively to the ABC.

公司內部人士向澳大利亞廣播公司透露了獨家消息。

Do you think PNG Power is at the brink of financial collapse?

您認為巴巴新幾內亞電力公司處於財務崩潰的邊緣嗎？

In an email to the government, PNG Power Chairman Mal Lewis said the company was losing money we will continue to fail.

巴新電力公司主席馬爾-劉易斯（Mal Lewis）在給政府的一封電子郵件中說，公司正在虧損，我們將繼續失敗。

A disappointing reality as PNG marks 50 years of independence from Australia.

在巴巴新幾內亞紀念從澳洲獨立 50 週年之際，現實令人失望。

As a nation here and as a company we are still struggling to provide reliable power to the people.

作為一個國家和公司，我們仍在努力為人民提供可靠的電力。

There's a huge system of corruption in this country that people need to speak up.

這個國家有一個龐大的腐敗系統，人們需要大聲疾呼。

The story behind PNG Power's downfall is complex.

巴巴新幾內亞電力公司倒閉背後的故事錯綜複雜。

Insiders say the company has been gutted of expertise and left directionless with four different CEOs in the past year alone.

內部人士稱，僅在過去的一年裡，公司就換了四任首席執行官，專業人才被挖空，公司也失去了方向。

And in 2013 the government froze the electricity tariff so PNG Power hasn't been able to increase its prices for the past 11 years.

2013 年，政府凍結了電價，是以巴巴新幾內亞電力公司在過去 11 年中一直未能提高電價。

About an hour from the city of Ley is PNG's largest pig farm.

距離萊伊市約一小時車程的地方，有巴新最大的養豬場。

So I've just gotten out of the car and the first thing I can hear is the generator running.

我剛從車裡出來，首先聽到的就是發電機運轉的聲音。

So we maintain 3, 275 kVA of generator sets.

是以，我們有 3 275 千伏安的發電機組。

A contractor was paid to connect the property to the electricity grid back in 2022 but they're still waiting.

一家承包商早在 2022 年就拿到了將該物業接入電網的費用，但他們仍在等待。

Are you aware that a contractor has been paid to actually connect this property to the mains power grid?

您是否知道已向承包商支付了費用，以便將該物業接入主電網？

No, actually that's new news for, at least for me.

不，實際上這是新消息，至少對我來說是新消息。

According to a document seen by the ABC, the electricity project is one of five in the which hasn't materialised, with over $200,000 allegedly unaccounted for.

根據澳大利亞廣播公司（ABC）看到的一份文件，該電力項目是尚未實現的五個項目之一，據稱有 20 多萬美元的資金沒有著落。

PNG Power did not respond to the ABC's specific questions, but in a separate statement, the company said it had increased revenue by 16% and was investing $50 million to address revenue losses.

巴巴新幾內亞電力公司沒有回答澳大利亞廣播公司的具體問題，但在一份單獨聲明中，該公司稱其收入增加了 16%，並正在投資 5000 萬美元解決收入損失問題。

In the capital, Port Moresby, some of PNG Power's biggest creditors are owed collectively nearly $600 million.

在首都莫爾茲比港，巴新電力公司的一些最大債權人總共被拖欠了近 6 億美元的債務。

It's only the goodwill of those companies that's actually keeping the lights on.

只有這些公司的善意才能真正維持照明。

I think sooner or later their shareholders will say look enough is enough.

我認為，他們的股東遲早會說 "夠了，夠了"。

Marion Farr，ABC 新聞，巴巴新幾內亞。

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