Bartica $136.5m ‘greening’ project launched

Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Dr. Kenrick Leslie (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

A $136.5m project to transform Bartica into a green energy community will see the gathering of extensive data followed by the launching of demonstration projects.

The project was inaugurated on Monday in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni town by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. It is being grant-funded by Italy to the tune of US$650,000. The implementing agency and the partner of the Government of Italy is the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre.