The 400 kilowatt Mabaruma solar farm which will provide an additional 17 hours of power to the 3,000 residents of Mabaruma in Region One is closer to realisation, as all tenders are at the evaluation stage.
This was disclosed by Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson to the Department of Public Information/Government Information Agency (DPI/GINA).
Patterson, told DPI/GINA said that at least 12 “very good tenders” were submitted. “They are all within budget so we are just making sure that the successful tender can do the work and has the right specification” the Minister said.
The contract will be awarded by the end of June so that construction can begin. Patterson said that the site for the solar farm has already been selected. “We have started doing work in the Ministry, we have already started extending wires from the site to the plant,(and) the power station in anticipation of the solar farm”.
The establishment of the solar farm at an estimated cost of $264M was announced last year during the reading of the 2017 National Budget.
