{"id":32975,"date":"2026-11-06T19:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T23:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=32975"},"modified":"2026-11-06T19:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T23:41:07","slug":"first-solar-powered-ev-charging-station-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/first-solar-powered-ev-charging-station-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"First\u00a0solar-powered EV\u00a0charging\u00a0station\u00a0unveiled\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<strong>at UG\u00a0Turkeyen Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-by Jordan Alkins <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guyana\u2019s drive toward renewable energy and sustainable transport has accelerated with the commissioning of the country\u2019s first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station at the University of Guyana\u2019s Turkeyen Campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility, a collaboration between the UNDP Guyana and the Guyana Energy Agency under the Just Energy Transition Seed Funding Initiative, is the first of four solar-powered EV charging stations being established across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the commissioning ceremony, Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Energy Agency, Dr. Mahender Sharma,\u00a0said the facility advances the\u00a0country\u2019s\u00a0Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>This station would be the highest rated. It would be at 60 kilowatts. It would be the most powerful public EV charger that is out there at least at this point\u00a0in time and that is capable of charging two electric vehicles simultaneously<\/strong>,\u201d he said. <br>The&nbsp;station is paired with a 15-kilowatt solar system,&nbsp;with surplus energy fed into the national grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Sharma&nbsp;noted the project was supported by a 250,000 US dollar grant from the UNDP, which funded three public charging stations, with a fourth to be installed at the Board of Industrial Training.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, 22 master trainers, including nine women have been trained in solar installation, EV charging systems, and maintenance to support the country\u2019s growing electric mobility sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mark Phillips applauded the initiative, noting that the number of electric vehicles in Guyana has soared from under 200 two years ago to nearly 1,100 today.\u00a0<br><br>\u201c<strong>Where is it better to provide the infrastructure? Right here at the University of Guyana campus. The center of learning that we have, where our technicians or future engineers will not only have the theoretical development as it pertains to renewable energy, but they have a living example, a practical example, as to how renewable energy can be used by people every day in getting about their businesses<\/strong>,\u201d he said. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-42-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-42-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-42-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-42-768x1151.png 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-42-1025x1536.png 1025w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-42.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The Prime Minister encouraged the public to take full advantage of the new facility, as the government continues to promote\u00a0a cleaner, more sustainable energy future for all Guyanese.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43.png 1280w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-43-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211;at UG\u00a0Turkeyen Campus -by Jordan Alkins Guyana\u2019s drive toward renewable energy and sustainable transport has accelerated with the commissioning of the country\u2019s first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station at the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,350],"tags":[488,1343,448,412],"class_list":["post-32975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-news","tag-488","tag-ev-charging","tag-ncn","tag-ncn-guyana"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32975"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32978,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32975\/revisions\/32978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}