Guyana: Energy Resources

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Country Profile
Name	Guyana
Population	Unavailable
GDP	Unavailable
Energy Consumption	Quadrillion Btu
2-letter ISO code	GY
3-letter ISO code	GUY
Numeric ISO code	328
UN Region	South America
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Tools	8 view
Programs	9 view
Energy Organizations	0 view
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References
CIA World Factbook, Appendix D

Energy Resources

Resource	Value	Units	Rank	Period	Source
Wind Potential	Unavailable	Area(km²) Class 3-7 Wind at 50m	N/A	1990	NREL
Solar Potential	Unavailable	MWh/year	N/A	2008	NREL
Coal Reserves	Unavailable	Million Short Tons	N/A	2008	EIA
Natural Gas Reserves	Unavailable	Cubic Meters (cu m)	N/A	2010	CIA World Factbook
Oil Reserves	Unavailable	Barrels (bbl)	N/A	2010	CIA World Factbook

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9 Programs

• Guyana-ClimateWorks Low Carbon Growth Planning Support
• Guyana-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy
• Guyana-Regional Implementation Plan for CARICOM’s Climate Change Resilience Framework
• Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
• CDKN-CARICOM-A Regional Implementation Plan for CARICOM’s Regional Climate Change Resilience Framework
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8 Tools

• Policies for Low Carbon Growth
• Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy
• Energy-Economic Information System (SIEE)
• REDD Country Activity Database
• OLADE-Latin American and Caribbean Energy Efficiency Seminar
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References

Guyana is a country in South America.

External Links

• Guyana Renewable Energy Data from IEA
• Guyana Contacts from Climate-Eval
• LowCarbonWorld Profile for Guyana

Guyana Power and Light is working hard to improve the electrification of their country, and is using semi-smart STS meters from UtiliFlex to reduce their non-technical losses. Historically, non-technical losses have been > 30%. GP&L is installing 'Pay-As-You-Go' prepaid meters with integral disconnects to reduce these losses. These meters communicate via tokens purchased by the consumer from the utility that are entered into an in-home display and keypad. These tokens may be purchased from the utility offices, or from vendors/resellers such as Bill Express locations as well as small local 'Mom and Pop' stores. These tokens are crytographically keyed to the meters serial number. They may also be purchased using scratch cards and cell phones, or even via an IVR system. GP&L is exploring the use of hybrid STS and AMI meters such as the Hexing meters with both STS and Zigbee communications. Their meters are often installed in tamper proof boxes above the power lines in order to deter theft and tampering. In a recent [1]IADB funded rural electrification project, [2] UtiliFlex recently provided a turn key system of meters, enclosures, software and servers for [3] Guyana Power and Light.