The Kwakwani Utilities Inc. (KUI) commissioned two new 260 kilowatts engines to meet the electricity demands of the Region Ten community.
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure in a statement on Thursday said KUI currently serves approximately 1,200 metred households.
“This number is expected to grow as the company turns its sights to lighting other areas such as West Bank Kwakwani, Jonestown, New Scheme, and Staff Hill,” the Ministry said.
KUI’s General Manager, Fitzhubert McPherson was quoted saying: “there were a lot of complaints and people were dissatisfied with the power they were having cause it was on and off…and the thing is, you weren’t notified about the power outage. With that, I sat with the technical guy and I said we have to get this thing right and we started doing checks and tests.”
He foresees the new sets allowing residents to enjoy 24 hours of electricity, a marked difference from the irregular access they previously faced. The old engine, he added, was in dire need of overhauling.
“We had two CAT sets before; one engine was costing us a lot of money due to a leak it had that was throwing away most of the oil,” McPherson explained in the Ministry’s statement. He further said that the decision to purchase the new engines was taken following a July 2017 study by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.
The Manager said the company is serious about ensuring the longevity of the new sets and, as a result, staff members have already been exposed to training in the use of the new engines.
The Ministry said a massive expansion project is anticipated as a result of the new engines.
