Haiti - Technology : The mayor of Les Cayes discusses solar energy with South Koreans
Friday, as part of the battle that the Municipal Council of Les Cayes leads to permanently solve the electricity crisis in the South Department (especially due to the service interruptions at the Central Haytrac of Bourdet), former SenatorJean Gabriel Fortuné, new elected Mayor of the commune of Les Cayes met a delegation of South Korean entrepreneurs led by Gabriel Lee, Chief Executive of the company "Atlantic Bridge Developments" established in Toronto (Canada).
According to Mayor Fortuné, the meeting aimed to explore solutions to the crisis of "blakawout" in the department including the option of solar energy. Representatives of the "Atlantic Bridge Developments" Group suggest the installation of a 15MW solar power plant that would allow make available to the city, power 24/24.
Jean Gabriel Fortuné is convinced that this solar project is the solution and declared "We will continue to fight in the interests of the population, because no development is possible without electricity."
