White Water Village in Region One (Barima-Waini) is now benefiting from a fully operational mini solar farm, funded through a Government investment aimed at expanding access to reliable and sustainable energy in hinterland communities.
In a social media post on Monday, Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo said the project is already having a positive impact on essential services within the village. The White Water Health Centre is now receiving 24-hour electricity, improving its ability to provide healthcare services and enhancing storage capacity for vaccines, insulin and other critical medications. The VP noted that the renewable energy project is also expected to benefit schools, churches and other community facilities by providing access to clean and dependable power. Earlier this year Prime Minister (PM) Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips had said that almost 50 megawatts (MW) of power will come from solar farms and mini hydropower grids alone by the end of this year as Government pursues an aggressive renewable energy agenda.
He was at the time speaking during an appearance on Starting Point podcast where he said that under the Guyana Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Programme (GUYSOL), US$83.3 million initiative, funded by the Guyana/Norway partnership, eight solar farms are being constructed across Regions Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) at Onderneeming and Charity; Five (Mahaica-Berbice) at Trafalgar; Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) at Hampshire and Prospect; and 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) Block 37, Retrieve and Dakoura, adding approximately 33MW of power.
The remaining 17MW of power from the 50MW will come from other renewable projects especially in the hinterland region, the PM had said.
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