The procurement of up to 11,000 65W Solar Home Systems for the LCDS Hinterland Electrification Programme has been approved by Cabinet after the conclusion of an international bidding process that resulted in over 40 expressions of interest.
Installation is expected to commence in late September.
According to a GINA press release, the majority of hinterland homes, including 80% of Guyana’s Amerindian population, are living without electricity at present and with this programme in place, this “long-pervading inequity” will be
