An inauguration ceremony for the provision of electricity to seven villages in the banana belt was held yesterday at the Santa Cruz village football field in the Stann Creek District.
Area Representative for the Stann Creek West and Minister of Public Utilities, NEMO, Transport and Communications, Hon. Melvin Hulse welcomed the electrification to the community in his constituency. He thanked the President and Chief Executive Officer of Belize Electricity Limited, Mr. Lynn Young who also gave remarks at the event. Minister Hulse made it a point to request the residents to be sure to get a professional electrician to assist in the completion of the direct electricity connection to their homes.
Keynote Speaker at the event was Minister of Economic Development, Commerce, Industry and Consumer Protection, Hon, Erwin Contreras. He expressed his pleasure in the celebration of the electrification of Santa Cruz and also in the additional villages of Cowpen, Monkey River, San Isidro, Bladen, Trio and San Pablo soon to be connected to the grid expansion. He also mentioned that Government is committed to ensure that electricity reaches every household in the country.
Guest Speaker, H.E. Marco Mazzochi-Alemanni, Ambassador of the Head of the European Union Commission in Jamaica mentioned the many projects that are being undertaken by the Programme and expressed his hope that this will improve the lives of many in the communities.
The project has a total cost of BZ.7 Million through a grant fund from the European Union. The Government of Belize contributed approximately BZ.2 Million.
A symbolic “switching-on” of the lights was done by the Ambassador of the European Union Commission, the President of BEL, and the Minister of Public Utilities and Area Representative for Stann Creek West.
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