24/07/2025
🚨 WATER BLOCKADE IN PORT MORESBY 🚨
Today, residents across Port Moresby are once again feeling the effects of the Koiari landowners' blockade at Sirinumu Dam and the Rouna power station. Water has been cut off and power supplies are being affected as landowners demand outstanding compensation and formal recognition through a signed MOA (Memorandum of Agreement).
💧 No water in homes ⚡ Power disruptions in parts of the city 🚔 Police warn that shutting down vital infrastructure is a criminal offence
Landowner leaders say they’re not trying to hurt the public, but are using the blockade to pressure the Government to honor unpaid commitments and environmental damage claims. They’re demanding up to K1.5 million, citing years of neglect and broken promises.
📢 While we understand the frustrations of the landowners, essential services like water and electricity must never be used as bargaining tools. Thousands of families, hospitals, schools, and businesses are suffering right now.
🗣️ We call on the Government, Water PNG, and PNG Power to urgently resolve this issue — with fairness, respect, and transparency — so that these vital services are restored without delay.