After receiving no favourable bids earlier this year, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has once again tendered for a three-year power purchasing agreement from a supplier that can deliver 50 MW of power from two heavy fuel oil fired 25 MW engines.
GPL says that the generators are needed as a backup to its Demerara/Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS). Prime Minister Mark Phillips again explained that it is a short term strategy as Guyana transitions to gas for energy.
“This is a short term measure to cater for any shortfall in power demand, ad interim, as we transition to the gas to energy to meet our growing demand for energy,” Phillips told the Stabroek News when asked about the request for proposals.