By OSWALD T. BROWN
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2024 — The Office of Bahamas Prime Minister Philip E. Davis today posted a collection of photos on Facebook that I absolutely had to share with readers of my Washington, D.C. – based online publication, BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, which has a huge following among the Bahamian diaspora across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom as well as in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean
The photos were posted with the following narrative:
“We are building a new energy reality for our country – one that is cleaner, more affordable, and more reliable. Yesterday, we took a very big step forward with the announcement of a Request For Proposal for solar energy infrastructure in New Providence.
Our focus is on empowering Bahamians. We’re committed to ensuring that our transition to renewable energy brings jobs, technology, and skills training to our shores.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: According to an article in Forbes Magazine on December 13, 2023, “Solar energy is electrical or thermal energy harvested from sunlight. Solar panels contain photovoltaic (PV) cells made up of semiconductor materials (such as silicon) to absorb elemental particles from the sun called photons. When absorbed by the panel, the photons release electrons from the atoms of the semiconductor material and the flow of these electrons within the cell creates an electric current we can direct to our circuits.Solar technology’s recent prevalence has seen both large organizations and individual consumers choose to integrate solar power into commercial facilities and homes nearly everywhere.”
