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巴紐國企PNG Power陷債務危機 總理形容已至「癌末」
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巴紐國企PNG Power陷債務危機 總理形容已至「癌末」

巴布亞紐幾內亞國營電力公司PNG Power背負約13億基納債務,政府警告公司已站在懸崖邊,並考慮推動結構改革與部分民營化。

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巴布亞紐幾內亞國營電力公司PNG Power深陷財務危機,背負約13億基納債務。總理馬拉普形容公司已達「癌末」,政府正計畫進行結構改革與部分民營化,以解決設備老舊與營運虧損等長期問題。

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PNG Power長期面臨投資不足、設備老舊及營運成本上升問題。巴紐政府公共債務由2017年約240億基納攀升至2025年約700億基納。

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巴紐政府示警,國企PNG Power 出現危機。

巴布亞紐幾內亞(巴紐)7月片面關閉我駐處,台灣隨即停止採購現貨液化天然氣(LNG),雙方關係急凍。沒想到巴紐自家國企也深陷危機,國營電力公司PNG Power背負約13億基納(約台幣93億)債務,總理馬拉普(James Marape)更以癌症形容公司困境,直言已到「癌症末期」;1名官員近期再度示警,PNG Power已「站在懸崖邊」。

巴紐政府8月26日發布聲明指出,馬拉普在國會直言PNG Power是一家「病得非常重的國營企業」,甚至以癌症比喻,稱公司不是第1、第2或第3期,而是已經進入「癌末第4期」。

馬拉普指出,PNG Power多年來面臨投資不足、設備老舊、營運成本上升及電費收取困難等問題。政府已投入接近15億基納(約台幣107億)改善電力基礎設施,仍未能根治問題,因此準備推動結構改革、引進地方政府參與及部分民營化。

PNG Power究竟病得多重?主管部長馬魯(Richard Maru)9月3日在國會證實,公司背負約13億基納債務。馬魯表示,公司每月仍可收取約8000萬至9000萬基納(約台幣5.7億至6.4億),目前尚能支付燃料及獨立發電商的當期款項,維持基本營運。

事實上,馬魯8月就曾透露,PNG Power積欠獨立發電商及其他債權人超過12億基納,政府準備與債權人協商法院監督的債務重整方案,重新整理公司資產負債表。尷尬的是,巴紐政府本身也積欠PNG Power約2億基納(約台幣14億)電費。

PNG Power不只債台高築,連賣電都面臨虧損。而且債務糾紛甚至鬧上法院。今年7月,巴紐國家法院判決PNG Power須向獨立發電商Dirio Gas and Power支付約1.8億基納(約台幣12.8億)未付電費。法院資料顯示,PNG Power自2022年9月起便未能全額支付部分帳款,欠款持續累積。

到了9月,馬魯再度以重話示警,形容PNG Power已是「站在懸崖邊的公司」,要求管理階層削減成本、出售虧損資產並償還債務。他表示,公司旗下只有Ramu、Port Moresby及Gazelle三個電網中心獲利,其餘部分營運據點持續虧損。

更值得注意的是,PNG Power並非巴紐唯一面臨財務壓力的國企。《2026年國家預算》坦承,Kumul Consolidated Holdings旗下多家國營企業持續遭遇財務及營運挑戰,影響向政府繳交股息的能力。政府甚至準備追討國企積欠的轉貸利息,涉及PNG Ports、PNG Power及DataCo等公司。

國企拉警報之際,巴紐政府本身也背負沉重債務。IMF最新資料顯示,巴紐公共債務由2017年約240億基納(約台幣1716億)攀升至2025年約700億基納(約台幣5005億),增幅近2倍。IMF將巴紐外部及整體債務困境風險均列為「高」,但目前仍評估債務具有可持續性。

IMF同時指出,巴紐公共債務資料尚未完整涵蓋國企隱性政府擔保債務,完整的國企債務存量資料也無法取得,凸顯巴紐除了政府公共債務外,國企財務風險也正浮上檯面。

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  • 政府將推動PNG Power結構改革與部分民營化

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  • 政府具體的債務重整方案為何?
  • 民營化進程的時間表為何?

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