UNDRO 89/0250

S P E C I A L A P P E A L

POWER SHORTAGE IN GUYANA

1. DUE TO BREAKDOWN OF POWER GENERATING STATIONS FOLLOWING RECENT FLOODS, SAFE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE DISPOSAL IN GEORGETOWN PROVINCE HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED. POWER SHORTAGE
RENDERED INOPERATIVE DRAINAGE PUMPS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL. PIPING INFRASTRUCTURES, CONTAMINATED BY FLOODINGS, HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY POPULATION LOOKING FOR POTABLE WATER. CONTAMINATED WATER EXPOSES THE POPULATION TO HIGH RISKS OF EPIDEMIC OUTBREAKS.

2. PRESENT LEVEL OF GENERATED POWER 8MW ONLY OUT OF 39MW NORMALLY REQUIRED. FURTHER DECREASE OR INTERRUPTION, FEARED AT ANY MOMENT, WILL PARALYZE HOSPITALS AND OTHER PUBLIC EMERGENCY SERVICES.

3. NUMBER AND TYPE OF GENERATORS REQUIRED, ALL DIESEL POWERED WITH AUTOMATIC START-UP SYSTEM, ARE THE FOLLOWING:

QUANTITY	TYPE
2	2.5 MW 4 KV 50 HZ
4	500 KVA 3 PHASE 50/60 HZ 415/240 VOLTS
2	750 KVA 3 PHASE 50/60 HZ 415/240 VOLTS
6	400 KVA 3 PHASE 50/60 HZ 415/220 VOLTS
6	200 KVA 3 PHASE 50/60 HZ 415/240 VOLTS

4. UNIDO PROCUREMENT UNIT INDICATES THAT THE BELOW LISTED GENERATORS ARE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE IN U.S.A AT FOLLOWING COST (US DLRS):

TYPE	UNIT COST	QUANTITY REQUIRED	TOTAL COST
312 KVA	29,276.00	6	178,056.00
250 KVA	26,513.00	6	159,078.00
1100 KVA	110,978.00	1	110,978.00
TOTAL			448,112.00

5. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLS CONTACT UNDRO GENEVA, MR. PIAZZI, TEL 0041 22 34 60 11 EXT: 3518. IF YR GOVT WISHES TO MAKE CASH CONTRIBUTIONS KINDLY TRANSFER FUNDS TO ACCOUNT NO. 183598-01-10 UNOG TRUST FUND, LLOYDS BANK, 1 PLACE BEL AIR, 1211 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MENTIONNING 'GUYANA - POWER SHORTAGE 89' OR IN CASE IT WOULD PREFER TO PROCURE DIRECTLY THE REQUIRED GENERATORS, PLS INFORM UNDRO BY TLX.

ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

(DPR 310 GUY 89(1)