In preparation for the 300-megawatt (MW) Wales gas-to-shore power plant’s late 2024 completion, government has commenced plans to upgrade the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) distribution grid and is awaiting evaluation of tenders for the installation of new electricity lines and substations, the Office of the Prime Minister announced.
“We are moving to modernise the grid, to install the new transmission lines and substations for the integration…,” the Office of the Prime Minister said in response to questions from the Stabroek News. “The tender is already out for that [the lines’ transmission upgrade]… We are also doing a study… by the time the gas-to-shore project is completed the grid will be upgraded and ready to receive that [power].”