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$458M Bartica water treatment plant for November month-end completion
(Kaieteur News) – The Bartica water treatment plant is scheduled for commissioning at the end of November, Chief Executive Office (CEO) of the Guyana Water Incorporation (GWI), Mr. Sheik Baksh who made the announcement at the commissioning ceremony of the Cummings Lodge water treatment plant on Saturday.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), Mr. Sheik Baksh
“We have a new plant which will be commissioned… I’ll say by the end of November at Bartica. A new water treatment plant because Bartica, some areas Four Miles and Five Miles… they have not been receiving a good supply of water and so we have that new plant,” he said.
It was reported by the Department of Public Information in June this year that the $458.1 million treatment plant is being constructed by Toshiba Water Solutions America Inc.
According to the article, once completed, the facility will be capable of treating 3.0 million litres per day, thereby enhancing water quality for numerous households.
Additionally, Baksh noted that GWI will soon be commissioning another water treatment plant on the East Coast Demerara.
“Shortly we will be commissioning another treatment plant at the middle of East Coast Demerara at Bachelor’s Adventure, the largest treatment plant that will be commissioned this year, 20 million litres per day provision,” he said.
This publication understands that the Bachelor’s Adventure plant is being constructed at a cost of $1.9 billion by Sigma Engineers Limited, the contractor who has undertaken similar projects for the GWI.
The CEO announced too Sigma Engineers Limited has won the contract to construct a treatment plant at Hope, ECD.
There are currently 36 water treatment plants in the country, Baksh said noting that the company is actively trying to achieve 100% access to clean and reliable water supply. He added that from 2021 to 2025, a staggering sum of $65 billion has been invested into the water sector.
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