{"id":18547,"date":"2024-04-15T17:37:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18547"},"modified":"2024-04-15T17:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:37:04","slug":"prime-minister-phillips-visits-gpl-sub-station-announces-installation-of-three-generators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/prime-minister-phillips-visits-gpl-sub-station-announces-installation-of-three-generators\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Phillips Visits GPL Sub-Station, Announces Installation of Three Generators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Nakasia Logan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Phillips recently visited the Guyana Power and Light\u2019s (GPL\u2019s) sub-station in Columbia, East Coast Demerara, where he announced plans to install three additional generators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These generators are part of a US$27 million government-funded project aimed at enhancing GPL\u2019s capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project includes the installation of a total of 17 generators and six step-up transformers, which are expected to contribute 30 megawatts of power to the national grid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, GPL has confirmed the installation of 14 out of the 17 generators, all of which were procured from Apan Energy Services Incorporated (AESI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the site visit, Prime Minister Phillips was briefed on the progress of the equipment installation and expressed satisfaction with the work completed so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reiterated the government&#8217;s commitment to boosting GPL\u2019s generation capacity and improving its overall service to the people of Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engineers from both GPL and AESI anticipate that the remaining high-powered systems will be operational in the coming days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government\u2019s proactive approach in expediting various electrical projects underscores its dedication to addressing citizens\u2019 concerns about power outages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the PPP\\C administration, significant investments have been made to increase the country&#8217;s power supply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past three years, more than 40 megawatts of power have been added to the national grid, with ongoing investments and project developments expected to further increase this figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the revitalization of the Amalie hydropower project and the completion of the gas-to-energy project in Wales, Region Three, are expected to significantly augment the power supply by introducing an additional 165 megawatts and nearly 300 megawatts, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These investments are crucial for enhancing GPL\u2019s operational efficiency and meeting the growing electricity demand across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan Prime Minister Mark Phillips recently visited the Guyana Power and Light\u2019s (GPL\u2019s) sub-station in Columbia, East Coast Demerara, where he announced plans to install three additional generators.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[360,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18547"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18549,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18547\/revisions\/18549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}