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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 6: SOCIAL SECTOR PLANS FOR 2014
monitor changes in the economic sector and a
marketing programme.
Box 6.II outlines the proposed Legislative
Agenda for MLSMED for 2014:
6.9 MINISTRY OF
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Guided by its Strategic Plan 2011-2015,
and consistent with the Cabinet approved
mandatory goals of becoming an effective and
efficient institution, achieving excellence in
service delivery and optimising management
performance, the Ministry of Public Utilities
continues in its bid to transform itself through
the provision of strong strategic leadership and
governance to its agencies and divisions, with a
view to realising improved levels in the delivery
of efficient utility services to the national
community.
In this regard, the following is a list of key
initiatives the Ministry proposes for fiscal 2014:
1. R
OLLOVER
PROJECTS
Study of the impact of MPU interventions at
improving access to basic utilities
• National Street Lighting Programme
Box 6.II:
Proposed Legislative Agenda – Ministry
of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise
Development for fiscal 2014
• The Friendly Societies Act, Chap. 32:50;
• The Prevention and Elimination of the Worst
Form of Child Labour;
• Private Security Legislation;
• The Retrenchment and Severance Benefits
Act; Chap.88:13;
• Legislation to govern HIV/AIDS in the
Workplace;
• Occupational Safety and Health Act; and
• Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative
Studies Act
• Development of Disaster Preparedness
Capabilities
• Lighting of Parks and Recreation Grounds
• Illumination of RHA facilities
• Illumination of Taxi Stands and Transit Hubs
• Illumination of Public Spaces
• Illumination of Grounds of Police Stations
2. N
EW
PROJECTS
• Residential Electrification Assistance
Programme (REAP)
This programme seeks to accelerate residential
access to an adequate supply of electricity in a
safe and reliable manner by:
i. bringing
electricity
to
communities
(excluding squatter communities) not
currently served
ii. assisting home owners in the wiring and
rewiring of homes.
This Programme, once implemented, is
expected to provide:
• A safe and reliable supply of electricity to
qualified recipients throughout Trinidad and
Tobago
• Electrification assistance to an estimated
three hundred (300) households in year
one and four hundred and fifty (450) each in
years two and three respectively
• Reduction in the quantum of residential fires
due to faulty electrical wiring.
The Programme will comprise four (4) main
categories namely:
• Electrical Pole Extension –
Installation of
poles to access an electricity supply
• First-Time Wiring –
this involves assistance
to eligible persons who are living in homes
that have never been previously wired
• Rewiring –
this involves assistance to eligible
persons who are living in homes where the
existing electrical wiring is old and faulty,
