Potential hydro power sites being evaluated

Five out 67 potential sites are currently being assessed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the development of hydropower generation facilities, according to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson.

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) report, Patterson identified the five sites as Kamira, Kumu, Tumatumari, Tiger Hill and Amaila and indicated that they will be using $80M from the Norway funds that had been set aside for renewable energy development.

“At the end of this process, we will obviously assess them, however we will look to