Toshaos to undergo training to install, maintain solar units

Technicians from the Hinter-land Electrification Unit will soon be dispatched to several Amerindian communities to start training Toshaos to install and maintain solar home systems currently being distributed there.

Chief Executive Officer of the Hinterland Electrification Unit at the Office of the Prime Minister Horace Williams told the audience at the 5th National Toshaos Conference on Tuesday that although government is still awaiting the release of the Norway funds to facilitate the implementation of the project, all costs the Toshaos incur to attend the sessions will be covered
and they will receive a stipend for attending each day of training.

“The persons who will be trained are expected to go back to their respective communities and spearhead the installation of panels, which include