Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Mr. Lennie Lake said the money will be used to purchase 110 LED lights to be installed in the Frigate Bay area from Sugars Complex to Zenway Boulevard as well as the New Road Community Park.
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SKELEC workmen re-install LED lightings in the area of the round-about that leads to Sugars on the road to Frigate Bay. (photo courtesy: Government of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) ) |
“Installation will be a collaborative effort between the Public Works Department (PWD) and the St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC),” said Mr. Lake.
Taiwan in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and the St. Kitts Electricity Corporation (SKELEC) installed over 40 LED light poles on the Kim Collins Highway and that stretch of road from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) eastwards to the Sugar’s Complex.
Taiwan also financed the installation of solar lights on the island main road from Sandy Point to the Robert L. Bradshaw Memorial Park in St. Paul’s, installation of a one-mega watt solar farm at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport and Government Headquarters.