GPL seeking consultant for transmission line upgrade

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) will be working towards the upgrading of the existing 5km 69kV transmission line, known as L5, as part of an effort to reinforce the transmission infrastructure of the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System.

In an ad in the Sunday Stabroek, GPL requested expressions of interest (EoIs) for a consultancy intended to complete the technical specifications for the upgrade of the L5 and to complete the technical specifications for the construction of the new 5km, 69kV transmission line in parallel with the existing L5.

“The intended outcome of the consultancy is the completed technical specifications for (the) existing and new L5 transmission line as part of the effective and efficient reinforcements of the transmission infrastructure in the Demerara-Berbice interconnected Systems, under Component Two of the Programme,” the ad explained.