MINISTER of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Robert Persaud and the Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs of of Trinidad & Tobago, Kevin Ramnarine signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two countries to foster greater Cooperation in Energy and Energy-Related Matters.

The signing was finalised after the official opening of the Forty-First Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Energy Meeting which was held recently in Port of Spain.
The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a process through which the two countries agree to cooperate with each other in the development of the energy and energy-related sectors of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
As such, the two respective ministers noted that this facilitation will allow for enhanced development of the energy sector in the two countries and to a greater extent, the Caribbean Community.
Meanwhile, Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago will be working at both the technical and policy levels to allow for the enhancement of effective and efficient energy pillars for both economies.