Lethem and surrounding Region Nine communities will benefit from improved power supply by year-end, following the installation of six generating sets at the new power station which is currently under construction.
GINA said that the $137M power station is being constructed by Government to improve electricity supply in Lethem and its surrounding communities. The equipment to be installed at the station is an estimated $20M.
Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds who recently inspected work at the construction site, reiterated that the generators will be in place by year-end, and that residents can expect a better service, GINA reported.
Hinds, expressed satisfaction at the pace of the works, and said that the decision to construct a new power station was based on flooding in the community which often affects the present power station.
The station will now be sited on relatively high ground in the commercial/ industrial area, GINA said.
By the end of this month, the synchronising mechanism and the connection will be put in place, GINA said and the switching over will be done.
This GINA photo shows the power station under construction.
