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Jose Manuel Ruiz, the Chief of Operations from the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), has said that the partnership between Guyana Power and Light and his company is decades old.IDB recently allocated some $27 million to revolutionise the billing system to improve the accuracy of bills” to consumers.The next programme will see “solar power in the hinterlands will be by mid-year.”Addressing the forum at which GPL and the Education Ministry collaborated to launch a debating competition designed to promote energy conservation, Mr Ruiz said that this partnership between the IDB and GPL will enable “young people to practise and teach family and friends on conserving of energy.”Mr Bharat Dindyal, the GPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO),Cheap MLB Jerseys China, said that power generation is not only about building a number of power plants.He spoke about Guyana’s role in reducing global warming. For a “small developing” country such as Guyana, “we have a role to play. Guyana has to look at how efficiently” it uses fuel.The CEO suggested that there is need for “cultural change and attitudinal habits” in preserving the environment and at the same time cutting energy costs.He added that Guyanese should adopt a “less capital intensive approach behaviour” and “switch off lights when not in room,Cheap NFL Jerseys Supply, monitor the constant opening of refrigerator and how we iron our clothes.“Lighting demand can be cut by 75 percent if consumers use energy saving bulbs,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,” Mr Dindyal stressed and that the peak consumption in the Demerara Interconnected System is 70 megawatts.The GPL Official said that with energy saving bulbs, savings per annum could be US$5million.Mr Dindyal said that many persons complain about not having street lighting or proper ones.He added that the Regional Chairmen do not have the money to furnish every street with lights. Neither does the city council have the money to spend $10 million per month on electricity bills.“Mercury Vapour lamps are the most inefficient. For every 175 watts the cost is $10,NFL Jerseys Authentic China,000. These lamps burn for “24 hours and for a small country we need to be cognizant of what is happening. We do not need these lamps that waste energy.“They give 30 light output (Lumens) per watt when something else can give 100 Lumens per watt.”Assistant Chief Education Officer, Secondary,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Melcita Bovell, acknowledged that “electricity is the order of the day and one of the things we take for granted.”She thanked GPL for “managing the resources for the environment. Whatever alternative energy used, it is important how we manage it.”“There should be a paradigm shift in how we manage energy.”Energy is wasted by the “leaving on computers for an entire day without using it or the loud music neighbours or those a block away can hear.” Ms Bovell stressed, “When we have to pay for it (electricity) or when it is not there, we become vociferous.”She further added that we need to look at how we pay for electricity and the theft of the commodity.Ms Bovell asserted,NFL Jerseys China, the neighbour is not stealing power from GPL, but stealing money from me.“Issues of climate change are my business” is what every child should know, Ms Bovell contended.“Students should be challenged to go out and spread the word about energy conservation.”She had criticisms for schools that expend energy far in excess of what is needed as though they were “lighting a football field.”“Cut energy and have more money for security” such as installing electronic security or even pay for security guards.Region Four Chairman, Clement Corlette, and Region Three Chairman, Julius Faerber, were among those present at the forum. |
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