More than 500 Fijians living in Namosi now have access to electricity following the commissioning of the electrification grid by the Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama this week .
The Namosi electrification grid project is a joint partnership between the Namosi Joint Venture and the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development.
Provincial Administrator Namosi, Nicholas Ting said that the $240,000 project’s main aim was to benefit mostly students of Namosi Primary and Namosi Secondary School.
“Students will now be able to use the electricity supply for studying at night and also use computers and internet,” Mr Ting said.
Commending the private and public sector initiative, Namosi Secondary School parent, Manueli Waikilami said that he was grateful for the assistance from both Namosi Joint Venture and the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development.
“I am pleased to be here to witness the commissioning of the electrification grid as now I know my form 5 daughter will have a better chance of studying at night with the reliable power supply,” Mr Waikilami said.
“This is a happy occasion for us and calls for much celebration. We will also no longer be dependent on kerosene lamps with this new power supply.”
The Namosi electrification grid project will benefit the villages of Namosi, Nasigatoka, Navunibau, Narukunibua and Waivaka apart from Namosi Primary and Namosi Secondary School.
The Namosi Joint Venture paid one tenth of the total cost of the project which was $24,000 and the remaining $216,000 was paid by the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development.
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