@Django posted:

Cabinet’s hydro project ‘no objection’ may be ill-advised

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November 7, 2021

Dear Editor,

It seems ill-advised for the Cabinet to press ahead with a scheme to address the baseload electricity demand of the coastland by a hydropower dam that may not have enough water.

Sincerely,

Janette Bulkan

The main stem for the Amaila hydroelectric project indeed does not have adequate flows to meet the total needs for the project. However, flows will be diverted from another stream to augment the flows for the project.

Diversion of flows from another stream to meet the designed flows on the main stem for projects are in operation for many projects in Canada, US_of_A, Europe, Africa and elsewhere.

@Former Member posted:

The main stem for the Amaila hydroelectric project indeed does not have adequate flows to meet the total needs for the project. However, flows will be diverted from another stream to augment the flows for the project.

Diversion of flows from another stream to meet the designed flows on the main stem for projects are in operation for many projects in Canada, US_of_A, Europe, Africa and elsewhere.

Do you know if there is a 2-3 additional years of continuous flow data to provide a more reliable basis for an updated energy production simulation and thereby reduce the risks? That's what Janet is asking.

Janette Bulkan should be aware of the mathematical and statistical methods to estimate long-term flows in streams for the development of projects -- especially those streams with a short period of records.

@Former Member posted:

Janette Bulkan should be aware of the mathematical and statistical methods to estimate long-term flows in streams for the development of projects -- especially those streams with a short period of records.

Where is the data and the calculations to show that there will be a continuous flow?

@Mitwah posted:

Where is the data and the calculations to show that there will be a continuous flow?

Ask Jagdeo--he knows everything.

Information on flows on the various water bodies are available from the Hydrometeorology Department, Guyana government.

Calculations on the flows for the projects are in the records for the design company, the project and also by the owners of the project.

Flow calculations for these projects are in the range for 1:100-year; 1:1000-year; to 1:10,000-year flood-flows.

That means that the design flows will equal to or exceed the probability of 1; 0.01; to 0.001 in any year.

Anyone knows who owns the licence to build the Amelia Falls hydroelectric power plant in Guyana ? the licence was flipped by Flip Motilall in 2011.

Succinctly ---

Available information from various reports; Sithe Global/Flip Motilal with the company name as AFHI - Amaila Falls Hydro Inc., - withdrew from the project; it became dormant and all agreements, etc., lapsed and have no further importance nor relevance since around 2015.

Hence, current status is that the Guyana government is pursuing the development of Amaila Hydroelectric Power project with the current entity - China Railway Group Limited.

@Former Member posted:

Succinctly ---

Available information from various reports; Sithe Global/Flip Motilal with the company name as AFHI - Amaila Falls Hydro Inc., - withdrew from the project; it became dormant and all agreements, etc., lapsed and have no further importance nor relevance since around 2015.

Hence, current status is that the Guyana government is pursuing the development of Amaila Hydroelectric Power project with the current entity - China Railway Group Limited.

So you are saying Sithe Global Licence is no longer valid ? any idea why the government list the project on a sought loan from China ?

Amaila Hydroelectric Project will be built on the BOOT option by the China Railway Group Limited.

BOOT process, China Railway Group Limited pays the cost to ...

B-- Build

O - Own

O - Operate

T - Transfer

In about 20 to 25 years after operation, Amaila Hydroelectric Project will be transferred to the Guyana government.