Having been given the mandate to ensure that public buildings and facilities are retrofitted to provide alternative energy, Minister Annette Ferguson on Thursday encouraged electrical contractors to take an eco-friendly approach to their work.
This is according to a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI), which stated that the minister made the announcement at the sixth Annual Electrical Contractors Conference, held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. The conference was held under the theme, “Benefits of an Eco-Friendly Green Energy in an Oil Developing Economy”.
The release said the hosting of the conference falls in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Goal seven, which focuses on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable modern energy for all.
“The theme of the conference directly coincides with Target 4 of SDG 7, which aims to “enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy,” DPI noted.
Also announced by the minister, is that four new machine readable electrician licences will be rolled out this year: the Electrical Contractor’s Assistant Licence, Electrical Technician Contractor Level 1 Licence, Electrical Technician Contractor Licence and the Professional Electrical Contractor Licence.
Ferguson related that all categories will be valid for three years, save for the Electrical Contractor’s Assistant Licence, which is required to be renewed yearly.
