6 FAQs about Guyana pumped hydropower storage project bidding announcement

How many hydropower sites are there in Guyana?

The hydropower plant will add additional capacity to the grid to meet the town's growing demand which currently ranges from 2 MW to 3 MW. The following is a summary of 67 potential hydropower sites in Guyana. The following is a list of hydropower studies available at the resource centre of the Guyana Energy Agency.

Is Kato a potential hydropower site in Guyana?

Under the Unserved Areas Electrification Programme, the Hinterland Electrification component, Government of Guyana is currently seeking funding to conduct a feasibility study for the Kato site which has a potential of 3 MW. Below is a map depicting the location of potential hydropower sites in Guyana.

Is Guyana a potential power producer?

The potential power to be produced is intended for export from Guyana to Brazil and in the future as a Phase 2 project to Trinidad & Tobago. An MOU was signed in February 2007 with Guyana Goldfields Inc. for a period of two years to conduct a feasibility study.

How did GIZ help Gea in rehabilitating Hosororo hydropower plant?

In 2015, the German Government, through its German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) initiative, committed to assisting the GEA with the rehabilitation of the Hosororo Hydropower facility in Region 1. The US$165,175 project received US$91,108 in financing from the Government of Guyana and US$74,067 in financing from GIZ/REETA.

What is the potential of arisaru site in Guyana?

Government of Guyana and the Guyana Poverty Alleviation Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding in August 2003 to study the Arisaru site. This MOU was for a period of two years which has since expired. This site has a potential of 120 MW.

Does Guyana Goldfields have a feasibility study?

An MOU was signed in February 2007 with Guyana Goldfields Inc. for a period of two years to conduct a feasibility study. This site has a proposed continuous energy of 62 MW but, is initially intended to supply 35 MW of electricity to its mining site at Aurora.

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