Government is exploring another power purchase agreement similar to the current one it has with a Qatari power ship company but this time for some 30 megawatts more until the Gas to Energy project is completed, as it forecasts increasing demands next year, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said.
“We are still looking for an additional 30MWs of power into the system, in a similar way to the arrangement we have with Karpowership, that is for two years , until the Gas to Energy (GTE) [project] comes on stream and is able to supply enough power to the country”, Jagdeo told a press conference he hosted at Freedom House, Robb Street yesterday.
He pointed to a notice from the Guyana Power and Light which yesterday stated that testing was completed on the Qatari powership and dispatching power to the grid would commence.
