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Haiti - Curacao : Creation of a Commission on Energy Security
04/07/2012 12:52:11

Gerrit Schotte, the Prime Minister of Curacao ended last Saturday, a 72-hour visit to Haiti to share the experience of his country in two areas : renewable energy and basic education.

The Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe met his counterpart from Curacao. During this working meeting, the two men agreed to establish a Commission on Energy Security, fesponsible for supporting the teams of Electricity of Haiti (EDH) in the search for effective alternatives. This Commission, composed of several international donors and local partners, received a mandate of 60 days for :

Produce reflections allowing the EDH to improve the quality of its services ;
Make proposals adapted to the context of production, transportation and sale of electricity ;
Establish a working agenda with the different operators in this sector.

Haiti's Prime Minister says to wait, in the time limit set, the report of this Commission in order to accelerate the implementation of the energy policy of his government. The participation of this Commission to an energy summit to be held July 20 in Curacao, was confirmed by Laurent Lamothe.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister Lamothe shared the Haitian experience of its Universal Schooling Program Free and Compulsory (PSUGO) with his counterpart of Curacao whose a similar program is being implemented in his country.

Following this visit, the two Prime Ministers were satisfied of the cooperation between the two contry.

HL/ HaitiLibre