Electric vehicle charging stations now available for public use

Prime Minister Phillips also added: “This is just the beginning. In the 2024 budget, we will ask for money to set up additional charging stations.”

Those importing electric vehicles are exempt from paying the 14% VAT. In addition, there is an increase in the writing down allowance applicable to all-electric motor vehicles to 50 percent annually in support of business’s investment decision to switch to more environmentally friendly vehicles.

This initiative is the first publicly available charging infrastructure in Guyana and is the cheapest throughout the English-speaking Caribbean at a rate of GYD$80 per kWh.

It indicates the Guyanese market’s readiness for an electric mobility future, encourages the growth of e-mobility, and highlights possible business opportunities in the electric mobility sector, the GEA stated in a release.

The operation of the stations are currently being supervised by the GEA’s engineers while undergoing a 3-month trial and testing period.

Electric vehicle owners can download the “Flash Charge” app, register, and charge their vehicles at any of the six stations during this period for free.