MINISTER of Water Matthew Samuda has scoffed at the claim by Opposition spokesperson on water Ian Hayles that the Government has failed to embrace solar technology to ensure continuity of the National Water Commission (NWC) when the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) fails.

According to Samuda, the charge by his Opposition counterpart is either “wilfully ignorant” or “deliberately misleading”.

Following a shut-down of the JPS grid on Friday, Hayles, in a statement on Sunday, called for the immediate implementation of a policy position that moves critical NWC infrastructure onto solar and advanced renewable technology.