328 students, 27 staff to benefit from GEA solar PV system
Three hundred and twenty-eight students and 27 staff will now benefit from reliable electricity after the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), in July 2022, installed a 3.16 kilowatts peak (kWp) solar PV system along with a 19.2kWh Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Kamwatta Primary School in Region One (Barima-Waini).
The items for the installation at the Kamwatta Primary School were provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support Government’s sustainable energy interventions at community and public buildings in the hinterland.
Solar PV array (3.16kWp) installed on the roof of the Kamwatta Primary School facing the southern end
Kamwatta is a riverine satellite village of Santa Rosa, Moruca located along the Moruca River, in Region One. The GEA conducted an Energy Needs Assessment earlier in 2022 in the village with the objective of providing energy for the Primary School.
This initiative will provide a renewable, stable and reliable electricity supply to the Primary School for its daily activities, benefiting approximately 328 students and 27 staff, including teachers and ancillary staff. Also, its operation will result in the avoidance of an estimated 2715 kg of CO2 emissions annually.
The teachers present at the time of the solar PV system’s installation expressed their gratitude for the initiative, stating that it would allow them to better utilise the Primary School’s services and provide better learning opportunities for the students.
GEA’s engineers also provided training to two male and two female teachers at the facility on the operation and maintenance of the system. (G2)
