When this portion of the project is complete, 40 families will be connected to the grid. Supporting this region and expanding their electrical network could mean a major improvement in the quality of life for local families. San Isidro and Murmutani, the communities the crews will be assisting, are located side by side and have been waiting years for access to electricity.
The area is considered the “grain basket” of Bolivia, and they raise cattle, hunt and fish. The population works mostly in agriculture. The native language is Quechua, however many can speak Spanish as well. “There will be also be a language barrier we haven’t encountered on the other trips.” “All the work here will be done on hooks and all the wire strung by hand,” Davis said. It is estimated that 285,000 inhabitants live without access to electricity and about 60 percent live below the poverty level. San Isidro is part of the Cochabamba department (state) located in the central part of Bolivia.
The volunteers will work 14 days on an international electrification project. Right of Way Supervisor Richard Davis and Journeyman Linemen Jeremy Brown will be joining 12 others from Carroll EMC, Flint Energies, Jackson EMC and Cobb EMC in San Isidro and Murmutani, Bolivia. Linemen from Coweta Fayette EMC left Sunday, April 8, headed to Bolivia as part of a group of linemen representing five EMC’s in Georgia. Special to Fayette Newspapers Richard Davis, CFEMC Right of Way Supervisor (seated) and Shea Lasseter, CFEMC Journeyman Lineman, look over plans for the upcoming Bolivian project. Jeremy Brown prepares tools for the trip.
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