In Papua New Guinea, approximately 10% of the population has access to electricity. This grant will support a project to assist the Papua New Guinea Power Limited (PPL) to extend the power distribution grid to rural communities, trial community-based civil works contracts for power line construction, and conduct training to ensure more productive electricity use in Northern Province, West New Britain and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. By 2014, 4,500 households, 20 schools and 20 medical facilities will be connected to the grid.