Linden Needs Long-Term Plan to Support Residential, Industrial Growth

(Kaieteur News) – APNU Member of Parliament and former Linden Mayor, Sharma Solomon is calling for a long-term development plan for Linden, noting that the town’s ongoing electricity problems are the result of years of poor planning rather than simply a shortage of generating capacity.

In a video statement posted to his Facebook page on Wednesday, Solomon said Linden was once capable of powering a major industrial base but is now struggling to meet the demands of a growing population and expanding industrial activity.

“One, let me say this: We once had the capacity to power an industrial town. We had a 32-power megawatt steel plant, 16 megawatts sitting at the aluminum plant, and then we had a seven-megawatt diesel power at the bridge. All of that power Linden’s industrial endeavour develop. Now, as we see today the town developing with sawmills and everything industrial and residential is struggling with 15 megawatts, and we are struggling with small integration of 1.2 (mw),” he stressed.