A replacement engine for one that failed two years ago at the Garden of Eden power station arrived in the country yesterday and is expected to be operational by mid-February.
The Number 3 set at GPL’s Garden of Eden power station failed in early February 2010 and the US$2.1 million replacement was unloaded at the John Fernandes wharf yesterday. An insurance claim is being processed which will cover part of the cost of the engine in addition to business losses, Stabroek News was told. “It’s a direct replacement to the one we had before,” said Elwyn Marshall, GPL’s Divisional Director-Operations. Marshall told Stabroek News that the 5.5 megawatts engine utilizes heavy fuel oil which will reduce costs as the engines used in the interim utilized the more expensive diesel.
Meantime, Colin Singh, Senior Divisional Director-Projects and Operations said that the Chinese-funded infrastructure development project has