{"id":26831,"date":"2025-03-11T13:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26831"},"modified":"2025-03-11T13:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:26:48","slug":"guyanas-gas-to-energy-project-to-expand-downstream-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanas-gas-to-energy-project-to-expand-downstream-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana\u2019s Gas-to-Energy Project to Expand Downstream Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><br><em>February 11, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government is advancing efforts to expand Guyana\u2019s downstream industries through the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project, with a focus on local and regional investment, industrial development, and new export markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Saskia-GTE-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to lower production costs, create new industries, and strengthen Guyana\u2019s position as an energy supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the project progresses into its second phase, plans are underway to maximize its downstream benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> One key opportunity includes fertilizer production, as the gas supply from the project will be sufficient to support a small plant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is expected to significantly reduce agricultural costs, benefiting farmers and boosting the sector\u2019s productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to agriculture, the GTE project is set to lower the cost of cooking gas for households and businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The increased supply is also expected to position Guyana as a potential exporter to regional markets, including northern Brazil, where demand remains high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phase 1 of the Gas-to-Energy project is scheduled for completion by the end of this year, with a substantial increase in energy capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phase 2, anticipated by 2026 or 2027, will expand power generation and natural gas processing, further solidifying Guyana\u2019s role as a key regional energy player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia WarrickFebruary 11, 2025 The government is advancing efforts to expand Guyana\u2019s downstream industries through the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project, with a focus on local and regional investment, industrial development,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[360,362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-low-carbon-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26831","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=26831"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26834,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26831\/revisions\/26834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}