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CAPACITY BUILDING & INSTSTUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

GMSA’s Members among participants at
the Energy Audit Training

GMSA benefits from crucial training on

energy audits, diagnosis

he Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) The training focused heavily on the provision of theoretical
benefited from capacity-building training in relation to and practical approaches for the implementation of successful
Tenergy audits and energy diagnosis, aimed at achieving energy efficiency measures within public and private sector
sustainable energy savings. operated facilities.

The training took place during the period May 8, 2017 to May 12, One of the main components of the training course offered to the
2017, and was facilitated by the Guyana Energy Agency under the GMSA and other participants was capacity building in the area
Latin America and the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Programme of energy diagnosis geared at performing detailed analyses in
(PALCEE), which is being supported by the Austrian Development public and private sector entities with a view of taking corrective
Cooperation and the Latin American Energy Organisation. measures to end the wastage of energy in order to conserve and
efficiently utilise the cherished resource.
Guyana was one of the beneficiaries of the aforementioned
programme when phase two of the overall project was rolled
out and implemented. Among its focus, the project is aimed at
prioritising investments in the energy sector while improving the
country’s finances in this regard. It also aims to reduce Guyana’s
overall Carbon Dioxide Emission levels.

The GMSA heard that these aims would be realised by the
enhancement of Guyana’s local capacity to improve its energy
efficiency levels through the strengthening of institutions
directly and indirectly responsible for guiding and directing
energy-efficiency programmes, laws, and regulations.
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