The following is an excerpt from an article published on December 29, 2009 in Brunei FM World News. To read the article in full, please click here.
GUATEMALA, Dec 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – A unit known as the National Coordinating Cell of the Euro Solar Programme (CNC) was created in Guatemala.
Official paper El Diario de Centro America reported that unit created by the Energy and Mine Ministry would encourage solar energy generation, mainly in the rural area.
The paper said that the government stressed the importance of electrifying the country, as stated in the constitution, with state and private sector involvement.
The government will also boost the use of new, renewable sources of energy, as well as their rational use and to attain energy self-sufficiency in the country.
The programme will be sponsored by the Ministries of Education and Public Health and Social Security thus allowing rural populations to access solar energy for community use, the text reads.
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