Linden’s solar project will enable savings for other programmes – Dillawar

The current $1.7 billion electricity subsidy for Linden may soon see a significant decrease when a US$83 million solar photovoltaic project comes on stream, the head of the programme told the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The US$83 million Solar Photovoltaic project is funded under the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and will capture eight utility-scale solar photovoltaic systems that will have their concentrations in Linden, Essequibo and Berbice. DPI’s article quoted Programme Director for the Guyana Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Programme (GUYSOL), Amir Dillawar as saying that funds previously expended on energy subsidies for the mining town will soon be freed and potentially will be diverted to other programmatic sectors within Linden.