GWI Chief Executive Officer, Shaik Baksh (third left) and Project Manager, Richard Persaud (second left) with Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited Director and Chief Executive Officer, Rajkumar Gupta ((second right), Group Chief Financial Officer, Anil Chauhan (right) and Group Director, Sanjay Agrawal (left) at the project site. (Photo: GWI/June 17, 2023)
Apart from the treatment plant at Parika, six others are currently under construction.
These are at Underneeming, Essequibo Coast; Parfaite Harmonie and Wales, West Bank Demerara; Caledonia and Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara and Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown.
Work will also commence on a new water treatment plant at Charity, Essequibo Coast; Leguan, Region Three; Wakenaam, Region Three; Bath, Region Five and Adventure, Region Six before yearend.
In addition, 12 existing treatment plants are being upgraded and work has started on the laying of transmission and distribution lines across the coastland.
These projects are part of the Coastal Water Treatment Project, which is geared at providing treated water to the population.
GWI is committed to providing treated water to 90 per cent of the population by 2025, and in support of this vision, the Government of Guyana in recent years has been investing billions of dollars annually in the sector.
Meanwhile, GWI has thus far achieved 97 per cent access to water and is actively working towards achieving full coverage by 2025.
GWI Chief Executive Officer, Shaik Baksh (third left) and Project Manager, Richard Persaud (second left) with Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited Director and Chief Executive Officer, Rajkumar Gupta ((second right), Group Chief Financial Officer, Anil Chauhan (right) and Group Director, Sanjay Agrawal (left) at the project site. (Photo: GWI/June 17, 2023)
