Last Updated on May 8, 2024, 2:54 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Basseterre: The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has shared that the construction of the water desalination plant at Canada Estate is progressing well. This project aims to resolve the issue of water shortage in the country, that is causing inconvenience to the citizens and residents from time to time.
Recently, the nation has received the two Solar-Powered Water Desalination Plants from the United Arab Emirates, as a part of the UAE’s Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (CREF).
On March 18, the government of the twin-island Federation hosted a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of Water Desalination Plants at Canada Estate. The arrival of these solar-powered plants signalled the collaborative efforts between UAE and St. Kitts and Nevis, under UAE-CREF.
The plants are enabled to produce 12 cubic metres of the fresh, clean and potable drinking water every hour. The Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew focused to achieve the goal of sustainable island state and he is working day and night to provide the round-the-clock water supply in the country.
He lauded the untiring efforts of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure for the work, that has been done on the project.
“I want to thank the minister who has been working tirelessly hard to make sure that we solve the matter. He himself, who is an engineer, understands intricately how these things work so that we can move as quickly as possible to resolve this major issue”, added PM Drew.
The leader of St. Kitts and Nevis and his government are committed to this vision and implementation of the desalination plants reflected upon their strides towards achieving the sustainable island status.
It is to be noted that the plant is expected to be completed by this year. It will have the capacity to generate up to 76000 gallons of water every day and revolutionize the water infrastructure.
In addition, the Human Resource Management Department called out the individuals to apply for the positions of Plant Supervisor, Plant Operator and Assistant Plant Operator for the first Desalination Plant. The forms are submitted by May 10, 2024.
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