Major rehab works for troubled Skeldon sugar factory

Major rehabilitation works including the redesigning and re-engineering of several aspects of the troubled multi-million dollar Skeldon Sugar factory are being planned and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) anticipates a significant increase in production at the factory next year.

According to a statement from GuySuCo on Monday, the entity is working with reputable international engineering experts and technical professionals in the area of diffusion technology as well as agricultural specialists and has identified the major factors that are preventing the estate from reaching its full potential and design capacity. In September last year, the corporation had  noted that a South African firm was assisting the entity in making the factory fully operable.

According to GuySuCo, the projects identified at the