…says all Guyana’s electricity supply will be from renewable sources in 3 yearsHead of State Bharrat Jagdeo says that in three years’ time,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Guyana’s entire electricity supply will be from renewable sources which will be cheaper and much more reliable.Jagdeo made the pronouncement upon his return to Guyana,Wholesale Jerseys, and was speaking at a congratulatory reception on his receipt of the United Nations ‘Champion of the Earth’ award.He told the gathering that,NFL Jerseys China Cheap, “We are pursuing hydro and there has been a lot of controversy.”The president said that with every large project undertaken by the Government it attracts controversy“We went out to public tender and we awarded the contract to the best bidder and by the end of this year we are going to start that project…within a matter of three years we will have all of our electricity generation for this country coming from renewable sources and it will be cheaper and more reliable.”He said that this cheaper source of electricity would not only be for businesses but also to the average consumer.The Amaila Falls hydro-project is expected to supply 150-megawatts of electricity to the country and this will significantly free up resources used to buy fuel to generate electricity. Fip Motilall of Synergy Holdings Inc. says that the project will generate 164 megawatts.Guyana’s annual fuel import bill is US$350M. Five bids were received from interested parties to construct the hydropower plant in November 2008, and these bids were forwarded to the project developers and the equity partner, Sithe Global Power.Sithe Global Power, LLC,China Jerseys, based in New York,China NFL Jerseys, is an international development company involved in the construction,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, acquisition and operation of electric power generation facilities.The Amaila Falls Hydropower Project is just part of a larger effort to revolutionise Guyana’s power generation infrastructure. The storage dam site would be located near the top of Amaila Falls and would impound the waters of both the Kuribrong and Amalia Rivers.The Amaila site is located on the Kuribrong River, a tributary of the Potaro River in west central Guyana.? The nearest point of access is the airstrip at Kaieteur Falls on the Potaro River, approximately 15 miles to the south.An overland trail exists from Kaieteur to Amaila.? Access is also provided overland by an all-weather road through Tumatumari on the Potaro River and on to Mahdia and Kangaruma.River access along the Potaro-Kuribrong Rivers to the foot of Amaila Falls involves several portages around rapids and waterfalls. The road from Tumatumari was recently extended to Mahdia/Kangaruma that brings you closer to the site but approximately 30 miles of additional roads will need to be built to the top of Amaila Falls.