Several hydropower proposals considered over the years – Hinds

Between 2006 and 2009, two companies–the Bauxite & Alumina Mining Venture Ltd (RUSAL) and Dynamic Engineering Inc–submitted proposals to the government to develop hydropower facilities here, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds told the National Assembly on Thursday.

Responding in writing to a question by GAP/ROAR MP Everall Franklin, Hinds said that in 2007, RUSAL was granted three years exclusivity to conduct a study for a hydropower plant on the Upper Mazaruni River.

In 2010, Dynamic Engineering Inc was granted a one year exclusivity