Government has identified Moco Moco, Kato and Tumatumari as priority sites for small hydropower systems and says a 300 megawatts hydropower plant can cater for Guyana’s current and future energy needs but in its latest outline of plans to lower carbon emissions, makes no mention of Amaila Falls.
“Guyana will seek to construct and/or promote the construction of small hydro systems at suitable locations across the country. Government also plans to construct and/or promote the construction of small hydro systems in areas such as Moco Moco, Kato and Tumatumari, and will power all of the new townships, starting with Bartica, using alternative energy sources,” government says in its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) which is to be submitted to the United Nations Frame-work Convention on Cli-mate Change (UNFCCC).
INDCs are national climate action plans/goals for the post-2020 time