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NP Service Station with convenience store at Roxborough
106.
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Initiatives undertaken by the
Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs continued in 2013 with a focus on green designs
and technologies. The Ministry with its allocation of $7 million, conducted a public
awareness campaign and commenced the introduction of photovoltaic lighting and solar
water heating pilot projects in schools and community centres across the country. The
sum of $5 million was utilised on the following activities:
introduction of photo voltaic lighting to satisfy the primary exterior security
lighting needs at nine (9) community centres including: Malabar Phase IV,
North Manzanilla, Roystonia, and St John‟s Village
installation of Off-grid solar photo voltaic systems and solar distillation units
in twenty-one (21) selected secondary schools including: North Eastern
College, Moruga Secondary, San Fernando Central, Penal Secondary and
ASJA Girls Charlieville
a National Energy Communication Campaign to increase the public‟s
awareness about the energy sector, renewable energy and energy efficiency
through public service announcements/advertisements and articles in
electronic and print media
Electricity
107.
Resources in the sum of $7 million were allocated to the Trinidad and Tobago
Electricity Commission (T&TEC) for the continuation of the Street Lighting Programme.
This programme continued to focus on the illumination of communities, highways and
major roadways identified by the Municipal Corporations and the Tobago House of
