Approximately 200 households in Kumu and Quarrie – satellite villages of St Ignatius, Central Rupu-nuni, Region Nine, will now have first-time access to reliable electricity, after receiving solar photovoltaic (PV) home systems through the government’s Solar Home Systems Project.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) in a press release yesterday said Minister of Amerind-ian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, handed over the solar systems to residents Wednesday last, in keeping with government’s commitment to ensure Amerindian communities are energy-secure. Sukhai noted that government acknowledges the challenges of supplying electricity to every remote village, hence the distribution of solar panels in the interim.