Tumatumari Hydro Inc. (THI) has submitted an application to the Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) for the rehabilitation of the Tumatumari hydro-power plant, which will hinge on the outcome of an environmental impact assessment.
According to an EPA advertisement published in Thursday’s edition of the Stabroek News, THI has submitted an application for environmental authorisation to undertake the rehabilitation of the Hydroelectric Power Generation Plant, located on the Tumatumari, Potaro River, Region Eight.
According to the ad, the project would see the redevelopment, operation and maintenance of the existing Tumatumari Hydro-electric Power Station. It would also entail the replacement of the existing hydroelectric generator units and installation of new electro-mechanical/ hydraulic controls, instrumentation, and protection and switch gears.
The project would also see the re-conducting of the
