County Announces Electric Bus Charging Project in Brookville
Montgomery County has entered into an agreement to construct an integrated microgrid and electric bus charging project at the Brookville Bus Depot in Silver Spring. The project is designed to enable at least 44 Ride On buses to move from diesel to electric power.
Executive Marc Elrich announced Wednesday that the county set up a Private-Public Partnership, known as P3, with AlphaStruxure of Boston. AlphaStruxure is a joint venture of Schneider Electric and the Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund, will design, build, finance, own and operate the project.
“Rather than buying the microgrid and charging infrastructure outright, the County partnered with AlphaStruxure, who builds, owns, operates and maintains the system. The County then purchases the electricity and resilience supplied by the microgrid and charging infrastructure on an ongoing basis. This model delivers the supporting infrastructure required to e
Tšepong agrees to termination of QMMH contract Tšepong agrees to termination of QMMH contract
Pascalinah Kabi
THE Tšepong Consortium has elected not to challenge last month’s decision by the government to terminate its lucrative contract to run the Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) on behalf of the state.
However, the Consortium wants the government to immediately compensate it for the termination of the contract. It further alleges that the government would have to fork out way more than just the M3 billion which Finance Minister Thabo Sophonea has said is the termination fee. The Consortium alleges the government owes other sums in unpaid fees hence the demand for much more than just the termination fee. However, it does not say how much the government should pay. It merely says the amount is disputed by the government.
GOVERNOR Ralph DLG Torres and Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, together with the Marianas Visitors Authority and other tourism stakeholders, proclaimed May as Tourism Month.
At the proclamation signing ceremony held in the governorâs conference room on Capital Hill, MVA Executive Director Priscilla Iakopo said, âIt has been a difficult time over the last year for tourism in the Marianas. For some of our partners, it has not only been difficult, it has also been devastating. Nonetheless, we see the spirit of âMarianas Strongâ is still with us.â
Iakopo highlighted how the CNMI has protected its community against Covid-19 and is now trying to revive the local economy.
Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has stated that the Ikun Dairy Farm in Ikun- Ekiti, when fully operational, would serve as a prototype for National Livestock Transformation Plan in addressing farmer-herder crisis in the country.
Fayemi stated this at the Ikun Dairy Farm during an inspection of the newly arrived 227 cows from United States of America and the expansive farm for the cultivation of hays for the cows.
The integrated farm, which is designed to commence production of 10,000 litres of milk daily, is a joint project by the Ekiti State Government and Promasidor Diary Company.
Ekiti buys 227 cows, targets 10,000 litres of milk daily These cows are going to be stationary, they are not roaming anywhere, they are not going on open grazing. 2 min read
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has said the Ikun Dairy Farm in Ikun-Ekiti would serve as a prototype for National Livestock Transformation Plan in addressing farmers-herders crisis in the State.
Mr Fayemi said this during an inspection of the newly-arrived 227 cows at the Ikun Diary Farm from the United States of America (USA) and the expansive land for the cultivation of hays.
He said the integrated farm, designed to commence production of 10,000 litres of milk daily, is a joint project of Ekiti State Government and Promasidor Diary Company (the latter is the majority shareholder).