The Maldives government on Thursday, April 11, 2024, announced the preliminary works to launch the projects to install ice plants in 11 islands have concluded, and is now up for commencement.
According to the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources, the government will be installing new ice plants in the following islands; HA. Dhidhdhoo, HA. Ihavandhoo, HDh. Kulhudhuffushi City, Sh. Funadhoo, Sh. Komandoo, Lh. Naifaru, AA. Rasdhoo, Dh. Bandidhoo, Dh. Meedhoo, and GDh. Rathafandhoo.
From these 11 projects, five of them will be financed by the Saudi Fund for Development with the Maldives government set to finance the remaining six.
All the projects will reportedly contracted to the Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Ltd (MIFCO) owing to the corporation’s strong track record of installing ice plants previously.
Besides this, the ministry said it was working with MIFCO to resolve the issues faced by the existing plants as well.