page_title: Hinterland energy in Guyana
section_title: Energy Services at Community Level for MDG achievement in Hinterland area (UNDP/OPM/GEA 2010-2015)
hierarchical_section_title: Hinterland energy in Guyana / Projects and initiatives / Energy Services at Community Level for MDG achievement in Hinterland area (UNDP/OPM/GEA 2010-2015)
caption_attribution_description: English: Chinese parabolic solar cooker LD-150
context_page_description: In Guyana, the areas outside of the coastal plain are referred to as hinterland. Approximately twenty percent of the Guyanese population live in the hinterland. The population mostly consists of Amerindian communities who have little access to modern energy services such as electricity, light and modern fuels for cooking and transportation. This situation contrasts with the coastal plain, where there is access to the electricity grid. Several initiatives are in place to improve energy services in the hinterland.
context_section_description: The United Nations Development Programme UNDP has initiated a project on delivering energy services to hinterland areas. However, this project also targets other energy needs besides electricity, like cooking and transportation and it focuses specifically on community needs. It builds on the experiences of 2006 project and will be carried out in two phases during 2011-2012 and 2013–2015. In the first phase a needs assessment survey will be carried out in Regions 1 and 7 to identify specific energy needs and potential energy sources.
caption: Parabolic solar cooker
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