Travel adapter from Thailand to Papua New Guinea
Adapter Required
Yes — coming from Thailand, you will need a travel adapter for Papua New Guinea. Thailand uses Type A/Type B/Type C/Type O plugs, and Papua New Guinea uses Type I, so the pin shapes will not fit any wall socket.
Thailand (home)
Type A
Two flat parallel pins
Type B
Two flat pins + round ground
Type C
Two round pins (Europlug)
Type O
Three round pins
Papua New Guinea (destination)
Electrical specs
Thailand
230 V
50 Hz
= Match
Papua New Guinea
240 V
50 Hz
More about plugs in Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea, the standard power plug is Type I. The country runs on 240 volts at 50 Hz. That means every wall socket in Papua New Guinea is the same shape — Type I, and your plug needs to physically match the socket to fit.