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In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Sections 7 and 13 of the Belize Electricity Act, Chapter 221 of the Laws of Belize, and all other powers thereunto enabling, the Public Utilities Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission) hereby serves Notice this day, May 10, 2017, to the public that the Commission intends to make Electricity Byelaws with the approval of the Minister of Public Utilities to provide for the classification and granting of LICENSES and CONSENTS and for the INTERCONNECTION of power systems for persons authorized to generate, transmit and supply electricity under licenses granted by the Commission.
Comments: Interested Parties, including licensees, and members of the public are invited to submit written comments on the Proposed Byelaws by June 9, 2017.
Comments may be made:
a) in writing and delivered to the PUC at:
Public Utilities Commission
41 Gabourel Lane,
Belize City
P. O. Box 300
b) by email to the Commission at:
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Belmopan Tuesday March 7th 2017, the Ministry of the Public Service, Energy and Public Utilities and the Solar Energy Solutions Belize (SESB) of Belmopan signed an article of agreement to establish service connections for power stations to forty (40) houses and installation of wiring of the said forty (40) houses in La Gracia Village in the Cayo district. Signing on behalf of the government of Belize is Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of the Public Service, Energy and Public Utilities Dr. Peter Allen and signing on behalf of Solar Energy Solutions Belize is Director of Sales & Operations Silvan Kuffer. Service connections is expected to commence immediately.
How can we make the most of the energy resources available to us to serve our economic and social needs in the present and in the foreseeable future as cost-efficiently as practicable, while simultaneously mitigating the ravages of energy price volatility and the environmentally-damaging effects of fossil fuel use? What part can we play to ensure that future generations are not relegated to diminished lifestyles or even mass calamity because of the way we harness and use energy now, but that they are instead bequeathed stable supplies of efficient and clean energy? What opportunities can we forge to take advantage of our unique position as a relatively energy abundant country in the midst of burgeoning demand all around us in the Central American mainland? The short answer is that we must transition to a path of efficient and sustainable energy, and build resilience within our energy supply chain(s) by using “effective rules and smart policy frameworks”...
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