{"id":24698,"date":"2024-12-05T18:39:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24698"},"modified":"2024-12-05T18:39:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:39:57","slug":"guyanese-to-benefit-from-increased-electricity-supply-by-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanese-to-benefit-from-increased-electricity-supply-by-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyanese to Benefit from Increased Electricity Supply by Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Samuel Sukhnandan | November 8, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a move to boost the country&#8217;s power supply in time for the holiday season, the Government of Guyana is set to add a second power ship to the national grid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This addition is expected to increase electricity access for Guyanese, especially during the Christmas period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, General Secretary of the People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP), announced the development during a press conference on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new power ship, which is expected to provide an additional 60 megawatts of electricity, will help meet growing energy demands across the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Turkish company that provided the existing power ship has submitted a bid for the second vessel, which will enhance the overall capacity of the national grid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with the power ship, Dr. Jagdeo noted that five kilometers of transmission mains are under construction, and this project is expected to be completed in six weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expansion will add another 75 megawatts, further alleviating power shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these upgrades, the government is making significant strides toward addressing the country\u2019s energy needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Dr. Jagdeo shared that the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company is already planning for anticipated electricity demand increases for 2025, in anticipation of the 300-megawatt gas-to-energy project set for completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expected peak demand for electricity in 2025 is projected at 236 megawatts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, the country has 203.5 megawatts of reliable generating capacity, a significant increase from 2020 levels, when capacity fluctuated between 96 and 117 megawatts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These improvements are part of a broader effort to ensure that Guyana meets the energy demands of its growing population and economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Sukhnandan | November 8, 2024 In a move to boost the country&#8217;s power supply in time for the holiday season, the Government of Guyana is set to add&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[360,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24698","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=24698"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24699,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24698\/revisions\/24699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}