Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister said yesterday the solarization of Ragged Island has been completed.
The island has been lacking basic infrastructure since it was devastated by Hurricane Irma in September 2017.
“I know that the solarization is complete and they’re testing it,” Bannister told The Nassau Guardian.
“There may be one or two little hiccups in getting everything together but as far as I know that would be the first example of what we can do in the Family Islands in terms of renewable power that’s reliable.
“At some stage, before the end of the year, we anticipate that the media will go in and look at the solarization and the construction that’s going on.”
The solar project on Ragged Island was initially expected to be completed by the end of December.
However, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) Chairman Dr. Donovan Moxey reported in January that the project had been delayed due to Hurricane Dorian.
The engineering, procurement and construction contract was awarded to Tugliq Energy Co. and its construction partner, SALT Energy, in July 2019.
Waugh Construction, which is based in Freeport, Grand Bahama, was subcontracted to work on the project.
The damage caused on Ragged Island by Irma was so extensive that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) deemed the island “uninhabitable”.
Scores of people left the island in the aftermath of that storm.
However, some have since returned.
After the storm, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced that the island would become a green island.
However, there is still no government school, post office, administrator’s office, police station or clinic on Ragged Island, as all of those buildings were destroyed during the hurricane and have yet to be repaired.
The government has pledged $12 million to restore public infrastructure on the island.
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