Guyana

USTDA, Caribbean nations partner on energy procurement

March 13, 2021

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency launched the Caribbean Regional Energy Procurement Assistance Program  to support the development of high-quality energy infrastructure in eight Caribbean countries; Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname. The Program will deliver targeted procurement training to officials who manage energy sector investments in these […]

World Bank provides funds for agriculture resiliency in Haiti, flood risk management in Guyana

December 10, 2020

The World Bank has approved more than US$33 million for two Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries to further develop the agricultural sector and flood risk management.   Source

Solar-plus-storage project in Guyana to be funded by Norway

June 11, 2019

A 30MW solar-plus-storage in Guyana will be funded by Norway’s Ministry of Climate. Norway will finance the project with USD 77 million. This financing is the result of discussions undertaken last year by the Norwegian and Guyanese governments to support Guyana’s climate action initiatives. This agreement has allowed Guyana to access close to USD 129 […]

Call for tenders for solar park in Guyana

April 25, 2019

Guyana’s Department of Public Information announced the government will open an international call for tenders for the construction of a 1 MW solar PV park. The call for tenders is currently pending final approval. The plant will be located in Lethem, right by the Brazilian border. The press release indicated that the country would invest […]

Solar farm in Guyana to start construction

April 16, 2019

A 1MW solar farm is to be constructed in Lethem, Guyana. The $564 million project is pending approval from the international tender. Once approval is received, the project should enter into commission within the year. The solar farm will replace the diesel-based electricity supply with a stable and clean energy source. The Minister of Public […]

Guyana to explore its wind power generation potential

January 4, 2019

Guyana’s Ministry of Public Infrastructure has installed wind measurement stations along its coast to determine the potential of wind as a source for energy generation. “Our department has done a lot of work with solar energy over the years”, said Horace Williams, CEO of Hinterland Electricity Company Incorporated (HECI), the body undertaking this project. “We […]

Hybrid solar farm in Guyana to be commissioned soon

November 23, 2018

Guyana’s Department of Public Information and its Ministry of Public Infrastructure announced that the construction and installation of the GYD 264 million solar farm in Mabaruma is now complete. This hybrid solar system will add significant diversity to the region’s energy mix, providing renewable energy to 75 percent of the community. The last phase of […]

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago to share details of energy agreement

September 20, 2018

Guyana President, Mr. David Granger, announced the soon-to-be-signed Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Sector Cooperation is not a secret document and he would ask for it to be made public. The MOU is “consistent with our rights and obligations within CARICOM, said Mr. Carl Greenidge, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, “and in keeping our relationship […]

Guyana Energy Ministry unlikely before 2020

September 20, 2018

President David Granger announced that his plans for a Ministry of Energy may not be realised before 2020. The recently established Department of Energy would be responsible for preparing the transition to a fully-fledged ministry. Once the ministry is established, it will be tasked with regulation and monitoring of Guyana’s energy sector. Source