European Union through the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) programme has donated €2.4 million or TT $16 million to Trinidad and Tobago for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels.
As part of the initiative, 12 recipients were given grants for the installation of small-scale roof-mounted solar panels to be used to supply energy for power generation.
The recipients included Aquaculture Unit at Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries, Brasso Seco Paria Tourism Action Committee, Brasso Seco Village Council Community Centre, Brasso Venado Government Primary School, Caribbean Institute of Astronomy, J C MacDonald Home for the Aged, Nature Seekers, Reptile Conservation Center, Speyside High School, Strong Ones Youth Club, the Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries – Tobago House of Assembly and the TT Red Cross Society.
They were chosen from 164 applications after a public call for expressions of interest, in July after which 26 sites were shortlisted. The final 12 recipients represented a cross-section of NGOs, micro-enterprises, cooperatives, and public institutions, situated in urban, and developing and remote communities.
