Health Minister Carvin Malone gave that indication while answering questions in the House of Assembly recently.

“We anticipate that the incinerator unit will be fully repaired and brought back into operation by the end of September 2019,” the minister said.

Skelton Electrics Ltd as well as equipment manufacturer, Consutech, have now been awarded contracts to carry out electrical repairs to the incinerator building and to procure a ‘control panel’ needed for the incinerator to function.

Since the incinerator was damaged in a fire last November, Consutech has inspected the plant and presented three options for the restoration of the control system.

By December of last year, government had received quotations from three local companies equipped to rewire the electrical systems of the damaged incinerator.

Funding was then provided in the 2019 budget for the repair works. Malone said Cabinet had also decided to waive the tender process and award contracts to the aforementioned companies.