Prime Minister Mark Phillips spoke of the importance of enhancing electricity production for all Guyanese and said that yesterday’s sod-turning ceremony for a five-megawatt solar farm installation at Onderneeming, Region Two, marks a major step in Guyana’s renewable energy transition.
A release from the Prime Minister’s office said that the solar farm is part of the larger Guyana Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (GUYSOL) Programme and will include a 7.5-megawatt battery storage facility at the Onderneeming site.
This installation is a component of a broader 33-megawatt solar power initiative across Guyana. The programme also includes an additional 3-megawatt at Charity and installations in Berbice and Linden, totalling 25 megawatts of solar power. Furthermore, a 22-MWh Battery Energy Storage System will be installed at the Linden Electricity Company Incorporated (LECI) Substation.