MOU between Guyana, T&T signed to increase bilateral Energy cooperation

Energy 2Georgetown:  Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana,

Robert M. Persaud, and the Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago,  Kevin C. Ramnarine signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries to foster greater Cooperation in Energy and Energy-Related Matters.

 The signing was finalized after the official opening of the Forty-First Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Energy Meeting which was held recently in Port of Spain.

 The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a process through which the two countries agree to cooperate with each other in the development of the energy and energy-related sectors of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

 As such, the two respective Ministers noted that this facilitation will allow for enhanced development of the energy sector in the two countries and to a greater extent, the Caribbean Community.

 Meanwhile, Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago will be working at both the technical and policy levels to allow for the enhancement of effective and efficient energy pillars for both economies.