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GPL to provide improved electricity with US$50M power plant
Kaieteur News – The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) is looking to provide improved electricity in Guyana through a 46.5-megawatt (MW) dual firepower plant valued at US$50 million, which is set for completion in April, 2021.
Prime Minister, Mark Phillips and other officials on the tour (DPI photo)
A section of the plant (DPI photo)
A guided tour was recently conducted at the Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara power generation plant where Prime Minister Mark Phillips and GPL’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Albert Gordon were present.
On the tour, the Prime Minister said, “With a project like this and many projects that we have planned, we will reach to a point where electricity will be 100 percent reliable and there will be no power outages.”
He also stated that even though the project is a big one, his government will also be looking to bring natural gas to shore which will “revolutionize” energy generation in Guyana and they are looking to have it completed by 2024. He added that by estimations of studies conducted thus far, the gas to shore project itself will increase power by 200 MW.
Earlier this year, an agreement was made with the Finnish company, Wartsila, which managed generators for GPL for about two decades before Government went on to handle it themselves. The engines being provided will be capable of using natural gas, from Guyana’s offshore oil wells as well as heavy fuel oil (HFO).
Kaieteur News previously reported that at the Garden of Eden Plant, there was only an installed capacity of over 22 MW and the engines were more than two decades old. It was also reported that there was enough space for additional plants and there were additional transmission lines to take more power to the sub-stations.
There have been cases in the past where several engines went down simultaneously, forcing GPL to cut power during scheduled outages.
Additionally, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO)– Strategic Operations, Mr. Samaroo Ramtahal who was also at the tour, explained the four phases of the project; the first component being the construction of the engines by Wartsila, which is 60 percent complete, and the other 40 percent is expected to be finished in mid-November.
The next component will be the construction of below zero civil works. The DCEO said that it is about 36 percent completed and the remainder when the engine arrives for commissioning in April 2021.
The third phase will feature the construction of the above ground civil works which is set to start this month and is scheduled to be completed by April 2021. The last component will deal with the transportation of the transmission and other key equipment for the project.
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