Exchange of incandescent bulbs free of cost
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