Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has questioned the move by Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) to acquire a natural gas-propelled 50-megawatt (MW) generating plant, saying that no evidence of research has been provided to justify the change from the use of heavy fuel.
“We do not have a feasibility study on natural gas and the efficacy of it being used to generate power in Guyana. So this government is going to now amend their requests for Expressions of Interest for a type of power plant that we have done no feasibility study on as to whether it is suitable for Guyana or not,” Jagdeo told a press conference on Wednesday as he made reference to a Stabroek News report.
On Monday, this newspaper reported that just over two months after it said it was seeking a dual-fuel 50 MW generating plant, GPL altered the advertisement so that it pertains only to natural gas.