Dear Editor,
Giftland has been receiving many warm wishes and congratulations on the announcement a few months ago by the Ministry of the Presidency that a Power Producer Agreement (PPA) was about to be signed allowing an end to the constant power cuts which have been plaguing the East Coast due to lack of generating capacity. We have also received numerous inquiries as to why there are still occasional power cuts to the East Coast region.
We wish to state that no PPA has been signed to date and this will explain why power cuts continue when there is lack of required power generating capacity. The last information reaching us was that the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) required justification as to why they should buy from us. Apparently cheaper cost, no liability or commitment and readily available power supply to make up the deficiency are not sufficient reasons.
Giftland has been in discussion during the last three years with GPL, and wishes to debunk the propaganda that we cannot supply the required power at the time slots required, we stand by our statement that a dedicated 3 MW is available and we can supply up to 4.5 MW as required. We are not sure what further justification is required to show why this can withstand any scrutiny, as stated, our prices are competitive and better than power supplied by GPL diesel generators. The supply is available without any expenditure to GPL and without commitment for long term supplies.
We look forward to some response as to why this Agreement cannot be concluded.
Yours faithfully,
Roy Beepat
Chairman
Giftland Group
