Last Updated on August 20, 2022, 7:40 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Minister of Energy Konris Maynard attended a virtual OECS meeting via zoom. The council of ministers was holding a meeting on Energy with the theme “Accelerating Our Energy Security for Continued Growth and Resilience.”
According to Maynard, The federation of St Kitts and Nevis has tremendous potential for renewable Energy that can come in handy to reduce the costs of Electricity in the islands and, over time, even allow the country to have complete energy independence.
The Minister of Energy assured that he was ready to work hard in order to achieve this.
Konris Maynard took to his Facebook account to inform the people of his “First” virtual meeting with the OECS council of ministers,
He Wrote:
My First Regional Meeting as your Minister of Energy.
I am presently participating, via Zoom, in a Virtual OECS Council of Ministers meeting on Energy with the theme, ‘Accelerating Our Energy Security for Continued Growth and Resilience.
St. Kitts & Nevis has tremendous Renewable Energy Potential that can drastically reduce the cost of Electricity over time and provide us with complete Energy Independence.
We will work hard to achieve this.
Konris Maynard was elected from constituency #3 in the general elections hosted by the country on August 5, 2022. He was sworn in on Saturday August 13 as the minister of public infrastructure and utilities, transport, information, communication and technology, and post.
Konris Maynard also visited the St Kitts Electricity Company limited on Friday, August 19, 2022, for an inaugural meeting. While there, the minister of public utilities took the time to familiarize himself with the staff of SKELEC and got a variety of information about the workings of the place.
He received congratulatory remarks from the company employees for his appointment to the prime minister’s cabinet. Further, he was also given explanations of the roles of each department by the employees throughout the company.
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