A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Development of a 50 megawatt power plant in Hulhumale by Dongfang Electric Corporation of China. On the orders of the Anti-Corruption Commission, State Electric Company (STELCO) has halted awarding the project to lay a high voltage power cable between capital Male and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale to Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) of China. DEC had proposed […]
MIFCO and the environment ministry sign agreement to ban the use of HCFCs in refrigerants in the fisheries industry. PHOTO/ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) and the environment ministry on Tuesday signed a pact to phase out the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) in the fisheries industry’s refrigerants. State environment minister Abdulla Ziyad and MIFCO’s […]
Sinomach International Sungrow company’s vice president Ziyao Zian Don (L) and environment minister Thoriq Ibrahim sign contract awarding the installation of hybrid power plants in Shaviyani and Noonu atolls to Sinomach. The Maldives government has awarded the project to design and install hybrid power plants in all inhabited islands of Shaviyani atoll and Noonu atoll […]
Developing the bund wall around the area to be reclaimed in HDh. Kulhudhuffushi’s mangrove swamp. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA Ecocare Maldives has filed at the Civil Court, seeking to order authorities to comply with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report on the reclamation of Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island’s mangrove swamp. Under the government’s project to develop […]
A waste collector from Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) taking the trash out of a house in the capital Male. PHOTO / MIHAARU Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) on Sunday revealed that it will be sending its monthly waste collection bills via SMS and e-mail to customers. WAMCO has been running its waste collection service for a […]