GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC—The Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) announced a significant development on Monday. The power ship from Turkey is now providing the national grid with a substantial maximum capacity of 36 megawatts, a crucial boost to our electricity supply.
In a statement, GPL said the capacity was increased incrementally to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) and that “a capacity test was completed today, confirming the ownership is now at its maximum capacity of 36 M.W.
“This significant boost in generation has resulted in a reduction in service interruptions,” GPL said, attributing this success to the tireless efforts of its technicians and those from the Karpowership. Over the past two weeks, they have been working around the clock to successfully connect the ship to the national grid.
Last month, the GPL announced the payment of one million U.S. dollars for the two-year rental of the power ship.
GPL, in outlining the terms of the agreement, said that the contract requires it to pay Urbacon Concessions Investments, W.L.L. (U.C.I.) a monthly charter fee of US$6.62 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for the power ship, as well as a monthly operation and maintenance fee of US0.98 cents per kWh based on electricity generation.
The contract includes providing operational and maintenance services. U.C.I. is a subsidiary of U.C.C. Holdings, a Qatari company that has a strategic alliance with Karpowership International, a Turkish company.
The government has assured consumers, who have been reeling from electricity blackouts, that electricity charges will not increase during the agreement’s term.
A government statement said the temporary arrangement will be in place for two years until the transformative gas-to-energy power plant comes online in 2025.
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