Georgetown : Last evening the sod was turned for the construction of seven 69/13.8 KV substations and installation of 110 Km of 69KV overhead transmission lines at North Ruimveldt.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, speaking at the event said that when infrastructural work is completed there will be equitable transmission of power into the national grid, a project that holds tremendous potential for Guyana’s development.
Prime Minister Hinds said that the project was financed under a Chinese loan amounting to US $42M which will cater for the construction of substations and improvements in the transmission lines.
The seven new substations will be constructed in Georgetown, D’Urban Backlands, Diamond, Good Hope, Mahaica, Versailles, and Edinburgh. There will be upgrades to Onverwagt and Sophia, and on transmission lines from Kingston, Georgetown to Versailles, West Bank Demerara via submarine cables, Sophia to Georgetown, Sophia to Onverwagt, and overhead cables from Versailles to Edinburgh.
Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy Li Qin Feng who was also present at the sod turning ceremony reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to continue working with the Government and people of Guyana. Project Director Jin Huibao assured the Government of Guyana that the project will be completed to high standards and within the allotted time frame.
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