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20 December 2021

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left) cuts ribbon to officially signal into operation the Little Park Pump Station in St Elizabeth on Thursday, December 16, 2021.  Others from left are Floyd Green, Member of Parliament, South Western St Elizabeth; Milton Henry, Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigation Commission (NIC); Nigel Myrie, Chairman, NIC; and Courtney Cole, Chief Technical Director – Special Projects at the Ministry. The pump station is located on one and a half acres of land and will be able to self-generate 37% of the energy requirement for the pump facility. The project is implemented and managed by the NIC.

Shaw commissions Little Park Solar-Powered Pump Station into operation

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 20 Dec 2021   

The Little Park district of St Elizabeth now has a newly commissioned solar-powered pump station that will benefit 390 farmers within the area.

Implemented by the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), the project comprises a photovoltaic system utilizing 600 solar panels along with two 100-kilowatt invertors. Located on one and a half acres of land, the pump station will be able to self-generate 37% of the energy requirement for the pump facility.

“With this upgrade, the NIC’s annual electricity bill from the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited is projected to be reduced...

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