The present invention relates to a plasma display panel in which the time necessary for addressing is shortened, and a method and apparatus for driving the PDP. A plasma display panel according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes an upper substrate in which scan electrodes and sustain electrodes are formed, and a lower substrate in which an address electrode, a horizontal diaphragm and a vertical diaphragm are formed, wherein the horizontal diaphragms and the vertical diaphragms intersect one another to form a plurality of discharge cells, and the discharge cell includes a main discharge cell on which phosphors are coated, and a sub discharge cell on which magnesium oxide is coated. According to the first embodiment of the present invention, first horizontal diaphragms and second horizontal diaphragms are provided to form main discharge cells and sub discharge cells. A priming discharge is generated and an address discharge is generated within the sub discharge cells on which magnesium oxide is coated. An address discharge occurs rapidly.