In support of its strategy to provide efficient and reliable energy as one means of alleviating poverty, the Government received a grant from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement a project titled “Capacity Building and Demonstration Projects for Hinterland Unserved Areas Utilizing Renewable Energy Sources”....
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News for Guyana
Photovoltaic Systems Installed in Two Hinterland Communities with UNDP Grant Funding
Photovoltaic System Powers Hinterland Fruit-Cheese Factory
A 1500-Watt photovoltaic (solar) system was installed at the fruit cheese factory in the Amerindian Village of Orealla, which is some 67 kilometers up the Corentyne River in the Berbice region of Guyana. The system, which was installed in February 2009, will power the lighting and all the electrical...
Four Hinterland Villages Get Solar Electricity
During the first half of 2008, homes in the hinterland villages of Capoey, Muritaro, Kurukubaru and Yarakita were provided with electricity from Solar Home Systems. A 125-watt solar electricity (photovoltaic) system was installed in each home to provide lighting, and power to play a radio or CD player for information...