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Guyanese factory turns to solar
August 29, 2018
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Guyana rum producer, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), plans to build a solar farm for power generation. In Guyana, only one large-scale photovoltaic project is currently being developed, a 100 MW facility planned with the support of the Norwegian government . Guyana plans to more than double its power generation output from 749 […]
Japan commits $17.8m to Guyana’s renewable energy development
July 3, 2018
The Government of Guyana has secured a deal with Japan for US$17.8M dedicated to renewable energy development and system efficiency improvements. This grant will also provide US$1.3M for energy saving LED lights, which are expected to fund 10,930 units of LED streetlights. This investment will be used to improve the efficiency of the power system […]
Guyana’s oil boom and how the private sector can catalyze transformation
August 23, 2017
Guest Editorial written by Sally Yearwood, Executive Director of Caribbean Central America Action. The emergence of Guyana as the new frontier for oil and gas exploration has brought the South American nation to the threshold of unprecedented economic expansion. Current estimates of the three wells that have been confirmed thus far suggest that Guyana could be producing 500,000 […]
Guyana to install solar PV on over 50 government buildings
July 14, 2017
After completing a 740 kWp solar installation on the roof of Guyana’s parliament building, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) hired the Swiss company meeco Group again to install its sun2roof solution on 57 government-owned buildings. “We are delighted to have achieved the installation of 740 kWp on the roofs of different public buildings such as […]
Solar PV coming to Guayanese State House
May 9, 2017
Guyana awarded a tender to Swiss-based meeco Group to install a 43 kWp solar PV system on the State House in Georgetown. The Ministry of the Presidency will be equipped with a state of the art 43 kWp solar rooftop system which will be synchronised with the grid. Through a joint venture, OurSun Guyana will […]
Guyana: Green Heart Tree Energy commissions new solar PV system
April 6, 2017
Green Heart Tree Energy (GHTE) entered the renewable energy market in Guyana earlier on March 3, 2017 when it commissioned a 10 kilowatt system to power the Paramakatoi Flavours Sun Dried Tomato Processing Plant, the company said in a statement. “The Paramakatoi project is the beginning of GHTE’s commitment to long term investment in the […]
Guyana: 2017 will accelerate transition to “green State”
January 10, 2017
Guyana re-commits to pursuing a low-emissions path to economic development as the transition to a green State accelerates said Guyanese president in his New Years speech. “We look forward to a happy year as we continue to move purposefully along the path towards the establishment of a ‘green state’. The ‘green state’ will see us […]
EU to prioritize renewable energy in Caribbean regional partnership programme
December 12, 2016
The EU’s $91m programme, INTERREG V Caribbean, set to strengthen relationships between Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Saint-Martin and its Caribbean neighbors will officially kick off on Wednesday 12 December in Saint Lucia. The programme will focus on boosting economic competitiveness through regional cooperation between the French Overseas Departments and their English-, Spanish-, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and […]
Guyana: clean energy gets a boost from local bank
December 5, 2016
Guyana’s clean energy sector is about to get a boost from local bank – Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) – which is now fully powered by solar PV at a cost of GYD$27.5m. The bank says it will offer a special eight percent interest rate for companies and businesses interested in installing similar technology. The 25,000 square foot […]