27/07/2022
*** REVAMP Training Supports the Roll Out of the EV Industry in Guyana ***
Prime Minister of Guyana, the Honourable Mark Phillips, stated that the Government will continue to develop the electric vehicle industry to lessen the country’s carbon footprint.
He explained that with Guyana’s drive to significantly slash the price of electricity, having electric vehicles will become very viable. He stated that “While the proliferation of electric vehicles adds a new dynamic for the utility, lower electricity costs will certainly encourage diversification in the transport sector.”
To this extent, he lauded the week long Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) Electric Vehicle Maintenance and Repairs Workshop held in July 2022, and delivered by REVAMP Training Limited (RTL) and called it a momentous occasion. During his closing remarks at Cara Lodge he said that the “workshop is very timely for Guyana as the Government is pursuing low carbon transportation infrastructure to reduce the demand for imported fossil fuels for vehicular transport. Having a cadre of trained and certified mechanics and auto-technicians in electric vehicle maintenance and repairs would give existing and potential vehicle owners additional confidence in the reliability of this technology. Proper maintenance will also ensure the longevity of these types of vehicles in a healthy and safe environment. As a country, we need to develop our human resources to drive a sustainable energy transition through continuous capacity building, training, public awareness, and education programmes. This workshop has contributed to boosting the country’s human capital to support such a transition.”
Steve Burr, who delivered the training on behalf of RTL said “the electric vehicle course is the first of its kind in Guyana and as such, RTL are very proud of what the technicians have achieved on the accredited (IMI) level 3 Award International in Electric and Hybrid System Repair and Replacement course. As a leading UK training company specialising in alternative fuelled vehicles, we develop and deliver accredited and non-accredited training courses around the emergence of new technologies that have surfaced because of the introduction of low carbon vehicles, battery energy storage, hydrogen and renewable technologies. RTL hopes that industry across Guyana recognises what the technicians have achieved and that this will encourage, challenge and stimulate more organisations across the Caribbean region to look to electric vehicle training to prepare their low carbon green futures.”
REVAMP is a leading Alternative Fuelled Vehicle training provider.
