LITTLE ROCK — On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas linemen will embark on a mission to Guatemala to deliver electricity to rural Guatemalans. This will be the first electric service for the villagers.
The project location is in the village of Entre Rios in El Quiche – situated in the northwestern part of Guatemala near the Mexico border. The Entre Rios region is humid and agriculturally productive. The primary crops include coffee, tea, cacao, pepper, cardamom and palm tree oil.
“Electric cooperatives work daily to improve the quality of life for Arkansans. This mission is an extension of these efforts,” said Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Inc., President/CEO Vernon “Buddy” Hasten. “There are still millions of people throughout the world who do not have electricity in their homes. These missions help remind us exactly how blessed we are in the United States. Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas linemen have provided the gift of light to more than 2,500 rural Bolivians and Guatemalans since 2013.”…