Belmopan - 19 Oct., 2006 ---An Energy Conservation Project (ESP) is set to start in Belize next week Thursday, 26th October, 2006.

The ESP involves a house-to-house installation exercise involving Belizean and Cuban personnel exchanging high-energy incandescent bulbs for energy-saving fluorescent bulbs completely free of cost.

The first phase of the national project will see over one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) energy-saving bulbs being installed in the Belize district starting in Belize City

The Village of Valley of Peace in the Cayo District will be a pilot for the project to train and orient the participants starting on October 23rd, 2006. Personnel from the Belize Defense Force will be activated to assist with
the project, working alongside the Cuban technical team and the civilian Belizean team.

Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Said Musa and Minister of Housing Hon. Cordel Hyde will jointly present the plan to the media at a private residence where they will carry out the first installation.

Next week the implementation team will be on LOVE FM explaining the project and taking questions from the public. The team consists of Col. Luke Castillo, Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Housing, Defense, Youth and Sports; Major David Jones of the Belize Defense Force and Cuban Ambassador Eugenio Martinez.

Lake Independence area has been identified as the first area of Belize City where the programme will be implemented.

Source: Belize Office of Prime Minister
www.belize.gov.bz