The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday tried to make a convincing case to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval of a tariff proposal that it expects would help it bring its revenue levels within range of meeting its annual $7B operations cost by 2016.
But GWI’s Tariff Harmonisation Proposal was met with much skepticism at the public hearing organised by the PUC at Hotel Tower, prompting GWI Chairman Ramesh Dookhoo to emphasise the need for the utility company to become viable as he assured members of the Commission and all stakeholders present that its plan would make it possible.
“It is extremely crucial that these tariffs be implemented,” said Dookhoo, who noted the cynical eye with which the proposal was being viewed.
The last time a revised tariff system was implemented by GWI was in 2005.
GWI’s Chief Executive Officer Shaik Baksh explained that the company currently