GPL targeting renewable generation as part of efforts to ensure reliable power

Robert Badal

While seeking to ensure a reliable electricity supply, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has set its sights on having over 30% of its generation from renewable energy sources by 2020, according to Board Chairman Robert Badal.

“As part of a strategy to diversify the energy mix, and you know Guyana has tremendous potential in renewables, particularly and wind and  solar, so in this regard, we currently have a target of within the next two years we should have around 15% of our power generated from renewables and within  five years greater than 30%. That is our objective,” Badal told Stabroek News in an exclusive interview.

The Board Chairman explained that under the David Granger-led administration, the Board was given the