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The electricity situation in Mahdia

Sep 11, 2013 Letters

Dear Editor,
The rationing of electricity by the Mahdia Power and Light (MPL) is causing lots of discomfort and suffering for the residents here.
In my opinion this is totally unacceptable to ration electricity from 24 hours to 12 hours.
The business community is severely affected since it has to find additional source of electricity to preserve perishable goods, even as the businesses are prepared  to pay their electricity bills.
Worst off are the school children. The schools are very hot, especially the primary school. This school was built without any ventilation at it top, which makes it very hot during the daytime.
Without fans these schools are more like concentration camps than learning institutions. These schools also need electricity to access potable water because they do not access water from the Salbura water system, (since that system is faulty).
The primary school is receiving water from a well that a businessman Mr. Roger Hinds drilled. I would like to take this opportunity to thank this businessman on behalf of the residents here and myself for this kind gesture.
In order for the school to receive water from this well for drinking, washing, and the lavatories water has to be pumped up with an electrical pump and since there is no electricity during school hours one can just imagine what these children are going through.
Also those children who need to access the internet cannot do that during school hours.
Mr. Editor while the children are suffering the Regional Administration has the luxury of a standby generator that they put on when the power goes out allowing the REO and staff to work in Air conditioned rooms and have internet access all day long.
I was told that this standby generator can supply all the government buildings and the schools with electricity.
I also learnt that the Regional Administration has not paid any of its electricity bills to the power company for the entire year. The debt is now millions of dollars. Instead of paying its bills the administration prefers to buy fuel to run a standby generator.
I believe that with the amount of revenue that is being collected by Government from Region Eight from gold, diamonds, timbers etc. the government should assist the MPL.
It must be noted that in  2012 Gov’t collected revenue from over 76,000 oz. of gold from mining district # 2 (Potaro).
Oswald Timothy Junor
Regional Democratic Councillor
Region#8

 

 

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