Gov’t to hand out 6,000 solar panels in hinterland

Roger Luncheon

Government yesterday announced that it will be distributing 6,000 more solar panels to hinterland communities and while they would only on the average power a single light bulb, this was enough for those who were in darkness.

“You know they say in the land of the blind [the] one-eyed man is king? Well in the land of darkness, 65 watts is indeed bright lights and power,” Luncheon said when asked about the capacity of the panels.

The $166 million project will commence shortly in Regions 1, 7, 8 and 9 will be executed by hinterland residents who were trained,