Chairman of the Board of GWI, Ramesh Dookhoo, announced substantial investments in response to the expanding housing sector and population shift towards urban areas.
Speaking at the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Conference, Dookhoo detailed an ambitious 200 million US dollar coastal water treatment program.
The aim is to elevate clean water accessibility for a significant portion of the coastal population, increasing coverage from 52% to 90% between 2022 and 2025.
Dookhoo emphasized that these investments will lead to enhanced water quality and service levels for approximately 206,000 individuals or 65,000 households, constituting 34% of Guyana’s coastal population.
This target is set to be achieved through the construction of 13 new treatment plants across regions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Simultaneously, GWI is dedicated to improving access in hinterland regions.
From 2019 to the end of 2022, access in these areas surged from 33.8% to 75%, benefitting over 30,000 households with first-time access to potable water.
Looking ahead, Dookhoo revealed plans to drill over 50 new wells in the hinterland and install photovoltaic systems, with the goal of achieving a 100% increase in access to potable water by 2025.