Yonki Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam over the

Ramu The Ramu River is a major river in northern Papua New Guinea. The headwaters of the river are formed in the Kratke Range from where it then travels about northwest to the Bismarck Sea. Along the Ramu's course, it receives numerous tributaries ...

River that supports the Ramu 1 hydroelectric

power plant A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the electricity generation, generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an el ...

and the (under construction) Yonki Toe of Dam power plant. Yonki Dam is located in the

Eastern Highlands Province Eastern Highlands is a highlands province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Goroka. The province covers an area of 11,157 km², and has a population of 579,825 (2011 census). The province shares a common administrative boundary w ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. The

Highlands Highway The Highlands Highway, sometimes known as the Okuk Highway, is the main land highway in Papua New Guinea. It connects several major cities and is vital for the movement of people and goods between the populous Highlands region and the coast. F ...

passes over the Yonki Dam embankment. The adjacent Yonki villages support the operation of the dam and power station.

Ramu 1

Ramu 1 Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located on the

. The power station consists of five units. Units 1, 2, and 3 are rated at , and units 4 and 5 are rated at . The power station is owned and operated by PNG Power.

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Dams completed in 1991 Eastern Highlands Province Dams in Papua New Guinea Earth-filled dams 1991 establishments in Papua New Guinea {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub