US company mulling waste to renewable energy project

The team in a meeting with the Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine (left)

The Hoskinson Group, a US company involved in the conversion of waste to energy held talks last week with the Guyana Government and private sector officials about developing a project here.

A release from the company on Friday said that it is in the process of conducting a feasibility study which is expected to be completed by the end of the year after which a detailed proposal will be submitted to the government for consideration.

Hoskinson’s Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Gustavo Solorzano accompanied by its representative for Guyana, Wesley Kirton held meetings with several government agencies including G-Invest, the Guyana Energy Agency, the Guyana Power & Light, the Ministry of Local Government, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Mayor & City of Georgetown. They also held talks with Prime Minister  Mark Phillips, Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon and US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch, the release said.