Two schools in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), the Schepmoed Primary
Georgetown, August 19, 2022: The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), in July 2022, installed a 3.16kWp Solar PV system along with a 19.2kWh Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Kamwatta Primary School in Region 1.
The items for the installation at the Kamwatta Primary School were provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support Government''s sustainable energy interventions at community/public buildings in the Hinterland.
Kamwatta is a riverain satellite village of Santa Rosa/Moruca located along the Moruca River, in Region 1 (Barima-Waini). GEA conducted an Energy Needs Assessment earlier in 2022 in the village with the objective of providing energy for the Primary School.
The Guyana Energy Agency, in exercising its mandate, provided support to the Primary School for the transportation and installation of the solar PV and battery energy storage systems.
This initiative will provide a renewable, stable and reliable electricity supply to the Primary School for its daily activities, benefiting approximately three hundred and twenty-eight (328) students and twenty-seven (27) staff, including teachers and ancillary staff. Also, its operation will result in the avoidance of an estimated 2,715 kg of CO2 emissions annually.
The teachers present at the time of the solar PV system''s installation expressed their gratitude for the initiative, stating that it will allow them to better utilise the Primary School''s services and provide better learning opportunities for the students. GEA''s Engineers provided training to two (2) male and two (2) female teachers at the facility on the operation and maintenance of the system.
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Georgetown, August 19, 2022: The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), on July 14, 2022, installed a 3.16kWp Solar PV System along with a 19.2kWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Sand Creek Primary School in Region 9.
The equipment for the installation was provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support the GEA''s sustainable energy interventions.
Sand Creek village is an Amerindian community located on the right bank of the Rupununi River in Region 9 with a population of almost one thousand persons. An Energy Needs Assessment carried out in the community during the last quarter of 2020 highlighted the need for clean and reliable electricity at the Sand Creek Primary School.
To address this concern, GEA transported and installed the solar PV and battery energy storage systems at the Primary School. GEA also upgraded and completed the electrical network infrastructure and installed energy-efficient LED bulbs to improve the lighting system of the building.
A total of nine (9) teachers and one hundred and eighteen (118) pupils would benefit from this installation as the solar PV system has the capacity to power all the existing electrical load requirements of the Primary school. This would ensure an uninterrupted electricity supply and enhance the school''s learning exercises and other academic activities.
The Village leaders and Primary School teachers were grateful for the completed installation and other electrical works. The GEA also assisted in educating the teachers on the operation and basic maintenance of the installed Solar PV System.
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The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), on March 28th 2022, under its sustainable energy interventions at community/public buildings, installed a 48kWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as a replacement for the depleted 47.04kWh BESS. This BESS is essential to the operation of the off-grid 6.2kWp Solar PV System which supplies electricity at the St. Cuthbert''s Mission Secondary School located in the community of Pakuri along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.
The lack of a stable electricity supply at the school was brought to the attention of the GEA during an Energy Needs Assessment exercise in 2021. It was further discovered that the Battery Storage at the school''s off-grid Solar PV installation, installed in 2016, had become depleted and as a result was preventing the students and teachers from conducting many essential educational activities that required electricity.
The community of Pakuri has an electricity mini-grid network supplied by a 135kVA diesel-fueled generator. Owing to high fuel costs, electricity is only provided for four (4) hours daily during the early evening hours. While this meets the electricity needs of a section of the community''s residences and small businesses, the timing of the supply falls outside of the regular school hours and as such does not benefit the students or teachers. The GEA, in exercising its mandate, therefore provided support to the school for the procurement, transport and installation of the replacement battery bank.
The batteries were procured at a cost of one million, six hundred and sixty one thousand, one hundred and twenty Guyana dollars (G$1,661,120). The battery bank includes sixteen (16) batteries configured in a 48Vdc, 1000Ah arrangement. The installed hybrid PV system provides clean and renewable electricity supply to the school, dormitory and teacher''s quarters. Its operation will result in the avoidance of an estimated 5.07 tonnes CO2 emissions annually.
This initiative will provide a stable and reliable electricity supply for delivery of the school''s daily learning activities benefiting approximately one hundred and thirty-five (135) students and eleven (11) teachers.
The students and teachers on hand at the time of the battery replacement were effusive in gratitude for the initiative stating that, among other benefits, it will allow them use of their well-equipped computer laboratory to complete School Based Assessments (SBAs) and post essential study material as well as examination notifications and results online.
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The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), on March 28th 2022, under its sustainable energy interventions at community/public buildings, installed a 48kWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as a replacement for the depleted 47.04kWh BESS.
This BESS is essential to the operation of the off-grid 6.2kWp Solar PV System which supplies electricity at the St. Cuthbert''s Mission Secondary School located in the community of Pakuri along the Linden Soesdyke Highway.
The community of Pakuri has an electricity mini-grid network supplied by a 135kVA diesel-fueled generator. Owing to high fuel costs, electricity is only provided for four (4) hours daily during the early evening hours.
While this meets the electricity needs of a section of the community''s residences and small businesses, the timing of the supply falls outside of the regular school hours and as such does not benefit the students or teachers. The GEA, in exercising its mandate, therefore provided support to the school for the procurement, transport and installation of the replacement battery bank.
The batteries were procured at a cost of one million, six hundred and sixty-one thousand, one hundred and twenty Guyana dollars (G$1,661,120). The battery bank includes sixteen (16) batteries configured in a 48Vdc, 1000Ah arrangement. The installed hybrid PV system provides clean and renewable electricity supply to the school, dormitory and teacher''s quarters. Its operation will result in the avoidance of an estimated 5.07 tonnes CO2 emissions annually.
This initiative will provide a stable and reliable electricity supply for the delivery of the school''s daily learning activities benefiting approximately one hundred and thirty-five (135) students and eleven (11) teachers.
The students and teachers on hand at the time of the battery replacement were effusive in gratitude for the initiative stating that, among other benefits, it will allow them the use of their well-equipped computer laboratory to complete School-Based Assessments (SBAs) and post essential study material as well as examination notifications and results online.
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– 22 learners, four teachers benefit from renewable energyAS part of its commitment to providing reliable and sustainable energy solutions to all citizens of Guyana, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) recently carried out the installation of a new 3.3kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the Low Wood Primary School, which is located on the banks of the Demerara River.The overall cost of the system amounted to G$3.5 million. The installation exercise commenced on January 15 and concluded on January 17, 2024.
In response to reports of a malfunctioning system, a group of GEA engineers conducted an assessment at the school on January 10. Multiple concerns were noted, such as non-replaceable depleted batteries, a faulty inverter, and other components that need upgrading to handle the current load.
According to GEA Energy Engineer, Samuel Blackman, a load refers to any appliance or device that consumes electricity, such as lights, refrigerators, water dispensers, and microwaves, to name but a few.
Blackman emphasised the necessity of conducting a load analysis in order to correctly dimension the photovoltaic components of the school’s system and ascertain the electrical needs of the structure.
He said: "You do not want to oversize or undersize the components of a PV system. Proper sizing is important so the system can fulfill the load requirements of the building. It is the individual loads that add up to size a system appropriately."
From the load analysis assessment, the primary school was successfully equipped with a 3.3kWp (kilowatt ''peak'' power output) system, that includes a battery capacity of 19.2kWh (kilowatt hour) and inverter capacity of 5kW (kilowatts).
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