Prime Minister Gaston Browne has hinted at the potential of the state-owned Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) buying water from a Trinidad and Tobago-based firm, as expressed his frustration relating to the continued water disaster on the island.
Browne, talking on his weekly radio programme, stated regardless of his administration investing a major quantity of funds over the previous few years to take care of the water scenario, the issue continues to exist.
The APUA has been requested to think about two choices, one from the native firm, Caribbean Water Therapy and the opposite from a Trinidad and Tobago-based firm.
“We might be shopping for water, if not from Caribbean Water Therapy, a agency out of Trinidad. I do know APUA wanting on the two proposals now and to find out which companies can meet their wants,” stated Browne, hinting at the potential of privatising some sections of the APUA.
“Our desire can be to work with a neighborhood firm, assuming it may possibly meet our wants and inside the timelines which were established. If that doesn’t work then we must can considerably resolve the water concern on this nation”.
Throughout his radio programme, Browne additionally expressed his frustration with the administration of the Water Division at APUA.
“I nonetheless imagine that the APUA administration can do much better with the distribution however we have now exhausted that dialogue now to the extent that I don’t know what else to say to them,” he informed radio listeners.
Browne stated he expects enhancements to occur throughout the coming 12 months, with a further reverse osmosis plant set to grow to be operational by the second half of 2024, producing three million gallons of water each day.
Moreover, the re-piping course of is underway to handle the 20 per cent water loss resulting from leaks from ageing pipes with Browne indicating that he can not perceive why some shoppers have been with out water for weeks at a time, regardless of greater than seven million gallons being produced each day, with a each day demand of round 9 million.
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