Georgetown, December 13, 2024 – Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips officially commissioned the 0.7 MW Moco Moco Hydropower Plant on Friday, marking a transformative milestone for Region Nine’s energy landscape.

He emphasised the project’s pivotal role in bridging the energy divide, a cornerstone of the Government’s commitment to equitable development under its “One Guyana” vision.

“This is another example of us delivering on our promise to bridge the development divide. More particularly, what we’re doing is bridging the energy divide.”

The Prime Minister underscored that the symbolic and practical significance of revitalising this long-dormant facility represents a broader effort by the Government to ensure that all regions, including hinterland communities, benefit from its broader developmental agenda particularly its pursuance of an energy mix which features renewable energy at the fore.

Historic

“You’re making history,” the Prime Minister declared, “because for the first time in our country’s history, we have a hydro power plant, solar farm, and diesel generators working together to provide energy, and this is happening for the first time in Region Nine right here.”

The Honourable Prime Minister detailed how the newly recommissioned hydropower plant, now contributing 0.7 MW of power, integrates with Region Nine’s existing energy infrastructure. The region now boasts a sophisticated energy system combining the hydropower plant with a 1 MW solar farm and 2 MW diesel generators, delivering a total capacity of 3.7 MW. This capacity is set to increase to an impressive 5.2 MW by February 2025 with the addition of the Kumu Hydropower Plant…”

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