In situ woodwaste from the timber industry remains a viable potential source of energy. At the current time, two lumber enterprises generate a total of 3 MW of power from woodwaste for their industrial use. In order to tap, more effectively, the fuelwood potential over the longer run, it is important to begin reforestation efforts promptly in the deforested zones adjacent to coastal areas. Rice husk is also a potential source of energy and is now currently used by two rice millers for steam and electricity generation. And although solar and wind energy play a very small role in Guyana s energy spectrum, their potential contribution in the long-term cannot be disregarded.
Biogas digesters provide methane gas for cooking and refrigeration.
In the residential sector, the impact is more social and environmental than economic, because the cost of construction of these digesters is almost prohibitively high. For large commercial and agricultural enterprises, however, this technology can be cost-effective. No country in the world has been successful in shaking loose the shackles which hold back a developing country such as Guyana without gaining access to the services which a modern energy sector provides. The history of development identifies an efficient energy system as one of the prerequisites to facilitate social development and to fuel growth. There is no evidence to the contrary.