Solar panels to light up hinterland

Workers loading the batteries for the solar panels onto one of the trucks yesterday. (Photo by Anjuli Persaud)

A second batch of solar panels for the government’s hinterland electrification programme is expected to be delivered today.

According to Project Accountant Annie Ramnarain, some 10,000 units are expected to be delivered and installed by the end of April. She explained that already 1,000 solar panels were distributed last year,