Wind energy for Guyana

According to Guyana Chronicle progress is being made with the Hope Wind Farm Project which plans to set up wind turbines along the coast. Project General Manager for Hope Energy Development (HED), Dr. John Sydow, said:

“We are looking at four wind turbines at Hope Beach. That will supply about seven per cent of all of GPL’s megawatt hours they are distributing.”

Discussions with various stakeholders and interest groups are taking place. The idea was first explored in 2001. Let us hope that this project is soon realised and replicated in Berbice and Essequibo.

Meanwhile the UK is now getting less than half its energy from fossil fuels according to the BBC. This includes 19% from wind power. By the 2030s fossil fuels should account for only 10%.