With only the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) financial model to be accepted, the government has issued a new Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Amaila Falls Hydro Project (AFHP), and pre-qualification is to be determined on strict experience and commitment to local content.
“The Government of Guyana (GOG) invites revised Request for Proposals (RFP) under a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model for the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, “ the notice for the RFP published in Saturday’s edition of the Stabroek News stated.
The notice outlines elements of what the proposals should entail; that the project is one to be added to the gas to energy project, which together will provide power generation to the Guyana Power and Light Company. As it relates to transmission, the notice said that the AFHP will integrate and expand the national grid, to include Linden.