GUYANA Water Incorporated (GWI) is aiming to install 20,000 meters on the coastland this year,
in keeping with its goal to achieve 85 per cent metering in this area of the country by 2025, a release from the State company said.

This is the continuation of a robust metering programme which saw over 15,000 meters being installed in 2021, inclusive of the replacement of close to 5,000 non-functional or faulty meters.

The release noted that the company’s five-year strategic plan for 2020-2025 sets out to achieve the aforementioned percentage of metering against baseline data from 2019 which reflects 53 per cent metering along the coastland.

Among the areas to be metered during this year in Region Two are Anna Regina, Cotton Field, Lima, Mainstay, Reliance and Walton Hall.

In Region Three, the metering schedule includes Anna Catherina, Den Amstel, Cornelia Ida, Goed Fortuin, Pouderoyen and Versailles.

“On the East Bank Demerara — Eccles, Farm, Great Diamond and Little Diamond and on the East Coast Demerara – Better Hope, Industry, Lusignan, Ogle and Happy Acres.

“The Georgetown metering schedule includes Kitty, Lamaha Gardens, Queenstown, South Ruimveldt Gardens and Bel Air Gardens.

“In Region Six, metering will be done in areas which include Williamsburg, Rose Hall town, Nigg and Port Mourant, while in Region 10, metering will be carried out in Amelia’s Ward, Linden, among other areas,” the release said.

Metered GWI customers are billed based on the amount of water consumed and this allows them to manage their consumption to avoid a higher reading, thus saving money.

The release also noted that metering helps the company to control the demand for this valuable resource and contributes towards the reduction of water losses.

GWI is aiming to reduce water losses, referred to as Non-Revenue Water (NRW) from 70 per cent in 2019 to 55 per cent in 2025, the company said.