The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), on August 20, 2022, installed a 3.42kWp Solar PV System along with a 21.6kWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Chinese Landing Primary School in Region 1.
A release from the GEA said that the solar PV modules used for the installation were provided by the United Nations Development Programme to support the agency’s sustainable energy interventions.
Chinese Landing is a Carib indigenous community situated along the Barama River in Region One.
In line with the GEA’s mandate to provide clean and reliable energy for public use, the agency said that it transported and installed a 3.42kWp solar PV system and a 21.6kWh battery energy storage system at the Primary School.
This renewable energy solution provides electricity to both the Primary and Nursery schools. The GEA also upgraded and completed the electrical network infrastructure and installed outlets and energy-efficient LED lights to improve the lighting system of the buildings.
The Chinese Landing community has been in the news recently over complaints about miners running rampant there and preventing villagers from earning a livelihood.
A total of six (6) teachers and seventy (74) pupils would benefit from this installation. With an uninterrupted electricity supply, learning and other academic activities would be enhanced.
The Village and Primary School teachers were grateful for the completed installation and other electrical works. The GEA also assisted in educating the teachers on the operation and basic maintenance of the installed Solar PV System.
