Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Tuesday announced that the communities of Whitewater and Kamwatta in Barima-Waini (Region One) will receive electricity before the end of the year.
The Prime Minister made the commitment during sod-turning ceremonies at the construction sites where power generation facilities will be installed in the two communities, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.
According to the PM, the two facilities will be constructed and made operable before the end of 2021. They come at a total cost of approximately $27.5M.
Currently, electricity is supplied by generators and solar panels purchased by residents for their individual use.
DPI said that the Prime Minister also visited the power generation facility in Wauna Village, another small community outside of central Mabaruma. According to Phillips, he expects that facility will be upgraded and the network expanded so that more households will receive electrical power.
