Provisions in the Procurement Act would have permitted the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) to procure US$18 million in additional generation from Wartsila without going to tender, a source within the national tender board has said.
Recently, Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) Bharrat Dindyal said that the contract inked last month between the power company and Wartsila for the provision of a further 15.68 megawatts in generation capacity was an extension of a proposal Warstila made last year when it provided the 20.7 megawatt plant. He said that by agreeing to this proposal, “a locked in price” was guaranteed. He said too that the Wartsila engines currently being used by GPL have
