Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office saw companies and consortiums from countries such as the United Kingdom (UK), United Arab Emirates, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and a lone firm from Guyana all vying for the contract. According to the tender opening, the bidders are: Karpowership Global DMCC (United Arab Emirates); consortium – ENKA UK Construction Limited and Onex Holding SCS (Luxembourg); Andalusial Energy (United States); J&L Supplies Guyana Inc. (Guyana); CXL Solutions LLC, and LSI Group Sociedad Anomina (Guatemala); CH4 Systems LLC and Lindsayca CH4 Guyana Inc. (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico); and consortium – LS Engergia Inc., Controlmatik, ESE Servicios Electromecanicos and Carlos Caballero (Florida, USA).

The project is being undertaken by the government through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). This publication understands that the prime minister’s office had issued a tender for the project last year, but discarded that notice and issued a new and updated tender earlier this year. In the new tender, the government revised the number downwards with respect to gas that will be available daily for the project, as well as the expected Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) to be produced. It has, however, increased the electricity generation expected to be produced from Phase Two of the gas project.

According to the document, the government will be securing from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), 70 million cubic feet (MMCFD) of rich gas which it intends to use in another Integrated Power Plant and NGL facility. The previous RFP indicated that an additional five million cubic feet of gas per day would have been available.

Nevertheless, it noted that interested firms will be required to design, construct and operate a 300 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant to deliver 2,600 gigawatt hours (GWH) of electricity per annum. The power will be sold to the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) via a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). In its previous RFP, government requested a 250 MW power plant. (Kaieteur News)