Ceremony to trigger solar-powered system at GHQ

A project to install solar panels to provide electricity to Government Headquarters has been completed.

Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas and Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) His Excellency Miguel Tsao are expected to speak at a brief ceremony on Friday 23rd December at 10 a.m. in Government Headquarters’ lobby to symbolically unveil the solar-powered system which has been installed on the roof of Government Headquarters.

Dr. Douglas has in the past reiterated his administration’s clear commitment to an energy policy that would see a significant amount of its electricity obtained from renewable energy.

The government had stated its goal and objective and aims to achieve at least 60 percent of its energy generation from the use of renewable energy and intends to reach that goal by the year 2015.