Category: Press Releases

(One of the Planned Activities to Commemorate Energy Week 2013)   Georgetown, November 17, 2015: The Transport and Harbours Sports Club in Thomas Lands was the scene of much exuberance, enthusiasm and high energy on Tuesday November 17th when 50 Primary School Students participated in the Guyana Energy Agency’s (GEA) ‘Express Your Energy’ activity. Planned as one of the activities to commemorate Energy Week 2015 ‘Express your Energy’ was attended by students, between the ages of nine to eleven (9-11)…

Guyana, along with other CARICOM member states, will be commemorating Energy Week 2015, November 8 to 14.  Under the theme, ‘Empowering Sustainable Development’, the simultaneous celebration of this annual occasion across the Caribbean Community represents the conjoined efforts of Member States to increase awareness and promulgate sustainable energy practices in the national and regional development of our nations. …

Georgetown, June 2014:  Monday June 9th 2014 was ‘World Accreditation Day’. This year, World Accreditation Day was observed under the theme “Accreditation: Delivering confidence in the provision of energy”. The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) wholeheartedly embraces and applauds this theme; owing to the fact that it focuses on the role that accreditation plays in providing confidence in the provision of energy.…

Georgetown, June, 2014:  For some, an air conditioning unit is considered a luxury, while others consider it a necessity. Regardless, one underlying fact is that they aide significantly, especially in tropical climates like Guyana, in cooling offices and homes. …

Street Lighting is an important service that helps to contribute to safety and security of the public, businesses, and residential spaces. Street lights also aide in crime prevention and recreational activities. Over the years, this service has significantly contributed to the energy consumption from the utility at a considerable cost. …

Georgetown, October 05, 2013:  After more than one year since the launch of Guyana’s first grid-connected solar photovoltaic net-metering system, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has saved more than one million Guyana dollars in electricity costs; thereby contributing positively to the environment by avoiding the release of more than 9,740kg of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas), while at the same time demonstrating that GPL’s grid is stable enough and the metering mechanism is capable of facilitating a net-metering platform. Guyana…

Georgetown, 2014: An energy efficient wood stove is a device that is designed to consume less fuel (wood) and save cooking time. It also aids in reducing the volume of particulates and smoke produced during cooking in comparison to the traditional open-flame wood stove (‘fire side’).…