Region 8 : The Hinterland communities in Region Eight will be receiving electricity with the development of a mini hydropower facility.
Regional Executive Officer (Asst.) Deon Seecharran noted that residents in the community are expected to start receiving power to their homes and businesses from today.
He indicated that about 600 households would now be able to access this service as the electrical poles, lines, transformers and generators have already been installed, and the construction of the power station is also completed. To date 60 meters have already been installed on both residential and commercial buildings. This component of the project costs $171M.
Seecharran pointed out that the project will be expanded to Mathews Ridge where a similar exercise will commence shortly.
This project is being facilitated under Government’s Unserved Areas Electrification Programme (UAEP) and is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
On October 15, the Mahdia Power and Light, a $150M investment, was officially commissioned by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and is also a part of the UAEP. This adds to the existing developmental projects taking place in one of the country’s largest mining regions.
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