Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) is looking to have its 26-megawatt power plant at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara commence commercial operations by the end of July after unprecedented civil works pushed the cost of the project up an additional US$6 million – US$9 million.
The new cost of the project will now be US$33/34million as Wartsila is still building the plant for US$26 million. The company was hoping initially to have the plant operational by the end of last year and when this deadline seemed unattainable a new deadline was set for this April.
GPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bharat Dindyal, who visited the site with Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, several other
