A Region One primary school is set to benefit from a recently installed solar system as part of government’s push to provide sustainable energy solutions in the hinterland areas.
A Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) release last Friday disclosed that on July 22, the Agency installed a 3.16kWp Solar PV system along with a 19.2kWh Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Kamwatta Primary School in Region One.
According to the release, Kamwatta is a riverain satellite village of Santa Rosa/Moruca located along the Moruca River, in Region 1 (Barima-Waini). GEA had conducted an Energy Needs Assessment earlier in 2022 in the village with the objective of providing energy for the Primary School.
The GEA, it was pointed out, provided support to the primary school for the transportation and installation of the solar PV and battery energy storage systems. Further, the items used in the installation were provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its efforts to “support government’s sustainable energy interventions at community/public buildings in the hinterland.”
The initiative is expected to provide a renewable, stable and reliable electricity supply to the primary school for its daily activities and will benefit some 328 students and 27 staff, including teachers and ancillary staff. Also, its operation will result in the avoidance of an estimated 2,715 kg of CO2 emissions annually.
The school’s teachers expressed their gratitude for the initiative. They noted that it will allow them to better utilise the school’s services while providing better learning opportunities for the students.
GEA’s engineers have trained two male and two female teachers at the facility to operate and maintain the system, the release added.
