Wind
farm for Hope Beach
WIND
FARM: the wind farm Playa Kanoa, Curaçao
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THE
establishment of a wind farm at Hope Beach on the East Coast
Demerara is one step closer after a Guyanese team’s visit to Curacao
in the Netherlands Antilles.
According to a press release from DELTA Caribbean N.V. – a
wind energy company based in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean island – a
three-member delegation comprised of Raphael Singh, Fianna Holder
and Shyam Nokta participated in a one-week programme hosted by DELTA
Caribbean’s Managing Director Mr Roy Kolader.
Singh and Holder, both employees of the local Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), and Nokta, an environmental management
consultant, were there on invitation of the company for them to
observe the operations of wind farms at two locations on the island,
Playa Kanoa and Tera Kora.
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one-week programme,” stated the release, “offered them the
possibility to experience on the spot a wind farm in full operation
and to get a good picture of the daily operations of a wind farm.
They visited the wind farm sites, had meetings with the technical
staff and learned about the technical and environmental aspects of
the wind farms.”
GUYANA TEAM: from left Shyam Nokta, Fianna Holder and
Raphael Singh
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Singh,
Holder and Nokta also visited a local multi-utility company,
Aqualectra and were privy to a presentation on how that company
managed the distribution of wind-generated electricity over the
local power grid.
While there, the team also interacted with officials from
several government entities on the island including the Department
of Environment and Country Planning, and the Department for the
Environment.
DELTA Caribbean N.V. has been in operation since 1996, a
subsidiary of Zeeland-based multi-utility company DELTA
N.V.
According the DELTA Caribbean website, its parent company is
involved in the areas of Energy, Development and Water, Data
Transmission, Environment, and Waste Management.
Wind generation has long been touted as an alternative source
of energy in Guyana, and the establishment of a Hope Beach farm
would be an historical first for the country.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
