I had the pleasure of touring the Energy Centre, a model centre that was missing in our country. A state-of-the-art Centre with the main concern and priority being the safety not only of the facilities but of course of the residents of the communities surrounding the Centre.
I feel particularly happy, because I found that the Energy Centre operates with the highest safety and functionality indicators among the other European Energy Centres.
What is added in addition to the fire safety systems of the units housed in the Energy Centre is the operation of a state-of-the-art Fire Station, which, fully staffed and well equipped, can deal with emergency situations and protect the lives and property of the inhabitants of the region.
One of our objectives was the successful operation of the Fire Brigade. The upgrading of it. And it was not by chance that the Government decided that there should be independence of the Fire Service from the Cyprus Police Force, so that there would be a focus on fire safety, without further either conflicts or overlapping responsibilities etc.
If there is one thing I want to express absolute satisfaction about is the cooperation of the communities in the area who were asked to deal with a Government policy; and this area can be considered as high risk. That is why the measures that we are taking, that is why today's satisfying completion of the project, which within strict timelines and under the supervision of an inter-ministerial committee, headed by the Minister of Energy, was accomplished by following a timetable of the stages of implementation of either the infrastructure projects of the Energy Centre or, in particular, the necessary need to have the Fire Service in time, ready to deal with any hazards, creates a sense of satisfaction from a surplus of
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