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After several weeks of mandatory preventive isolation, the necessary measures are being adopted in Colombia to progressively restart certain economic activities. This process will be successful to the extent that the sectors commit to implementing sufficiently robust safety, health and hygiene protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Furthermore, it is necessary to adapt it to the circumstances in which these economic activities are carried out. This is the main challenge that the reactivation of rural electrification work on the Colombian Pacific coast will face. Since 2015, the Inter-American Development Bank has worked with the Government of Colombia in the implementation of the We Are All Peaceful Plan (PTSP).
Which seeks to improve the access of those who live on the Pacific coast to public electric energy services . aqueduct and basic sanitation, as well as increasing transportation connectivity. In terms of rural C Level Executive List electrification, the PTSP will benefit 20,940 families through their interconnection to the electrical grid, the installation of individual generation solutions and the standardization of networks. The electrification of the Pacific coast through the PTSP has felt the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Isolation measures have forced the works to stop, which has delayed the delivery.
Of five projects in the departments of Nariño, Cauca and Chocó and whose completion was scheduled between March and May 2020. Occupational safety measures before reactivation However, taking into account the socioeconomic impact of the PTSP works and their potential to reactivate the region once the crisis is over, a health, safety and hygiene protocol is being prepared that will allow the works to be resumed promptly without putting the workers at risk. workers or the beneficiary population. Taking into account the characteristics of the Pacific coast, the correct implementation of these measures will be critical to avoid health problems in the region.
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发表于 2024-3-7 15:00:06
