Pateh Sowe, Operating Officer at the NAWEC Distribution Centre, Friday said the company is implementing projects capable of addressing the troubles being faced in the electricity supply system.
He said NAWEC has since 2017 been working with the World Bank to ensure that they have a network that is fit for purpose.
Sowe explained thar NAWEC initiated certain projects to address this problem, but they were delayed because of"safeguard issues." He pointed out that the 225 Project seeks to establish 6 distribution lines, but the project delayed because certain people are refusing to be compensated. He also discussed the challenges in the transmission system. He said they have embarked on projects to improve the capacity of transmission. He added that they are upgrading the transformers.
"If you don't have it in your house, your community will have access to electricity. We are electrifying the entire Gambia by 2025. These are all committed projects that are in implementationn stage," he said.
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