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Who We AreWhat We DoBidsVacanciesContact Us THE Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project remains a significant flagship initiative for the government, with the administration last week securing an additional GY$5 billion from the National Assembly for the project.But GTE itself is just one piece of building a more reliable, affordable and accessible electrical system in Guyana. Electrical grids are generally divided into three parts: generation, transmission and distribution. Each plays a vital role in providing reliable power. Guyana Power and Light (GPL) currently oversees all three elements.Generation is the production of the electricity itself, and GTE promises to be a major change for Guyana''s power generation. The transition from an antiquated heavy fuel oil plant to a modern natural gas-fired plant promises to dramatically slash emissions, protect air quality and reduce wholesale power costs by as much as 50 percent.Transmission, meanwhile, is the process of moving that electricity at high voltages across long distances from generation to local communities. And finally, distribution is how electricity gets to houses and businesses.Natural gas plants are ideally suited to supporting renewable energy, since they can come online and switch offline very rapidly to preserve a steady flow of electricity during changing wind and sun conditions. But that capacity depends on having transmission and distribution systems in place to facilitate it. Improving access to electricity in the hinterlands and incorporating the Amaila Falls hydropower facility into the gird will also require major investments in long-distance transmission lines.Due to the growing influx of oil and gas revenues, Guyana is finally in a position to make these kinds of investments for the future. More reliable and cheaper power could help a wide range of Guyanese industries be more competitive globally and reduce burdens on thousands of households.While the GTE project will undoubtably be transformative, it is important to set expectations. The project will help households and businesses enormously by cutting the high costs of electricity that have traditionally held Guyana back. But when it comes to preventing outages, a more reliable generation source is just the first piece of the puzzle. Continued investments in a modern and resilient transmission and distribution system like those the Government is beginning to make are vital.Log in for full access to stabroeknews . You can also post comments, and manage your email subscription.In preparation for the 300-megawatt (MW) Wales gas-to-shore power plant''s late 2024 completion, government has commenced plans to upgrade the Guyana Power and Light''s (GPL) distribution grid and is awaiting evaluation of tenders for the installation of new electricity lines and substations, the Office of the Prime Minister announced."We are moving to modernise the grid, to install the new transmission lines and substations for the integration," the Office of the Prime Minister said in response to questions from the Stabroek News. "The tender is already out for that [the lines'' transmission upgrade] We are also doing a study by the time the gas-to-shore project is completed the grid will be upgraded and ready to receive that [power]."Technical issues continue to plague GPL''s Deme-rara Berbice Intercon-nected System (DBIS) which serves about 90 percent of the country''s coastline where the majority of the 750,000 population lives. There are periodic power outages or shutdowns.Reference was made to the tender, which was published last December when government issued a call for proposals for the project. It had said that the tender would have been opened on January 31. It is unclear what has caused the delay. All bidders were asked to submit their proposals together with an original proposal security in the fixed amount of US$4,000,000 no later than 09:00 hrs on Tuesday January 31, to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). That entity''s website has no record of the tender or postponement.Interested applicants were invited to submit proposals for the provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Services for the Installa-tion of Transmission Lines and Substations for the integration of the new 300 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant.Giving an update at the energy conference last month, gas-to-shore project lead Winston Brassington had said that as at the end of December 2022, progress details showed that an engineering, procurement and construction model had been selected and a contract was signed in the same month.The supervisory contractor had also been selected based on a competitive tender and that contract was executed in January. The Environmen-tal and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is completed and this included public scoping exercises on the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the ESIA, submitting the ESIA, having the review of the ESIA completed, and getting an environmental permit issued to ExxonMobil. An interim construction permit has also been issued to the special purposes company that will be set up to manage the project.He said that the pipeline route had been selected, route survey completed, and private land acquired under the Acquisition for Public Purposes Act at end of 2022 giving right of way for the on-shore pipeline.The project will be executed in three phases – construction, operation and decommissioning. It entails three aspects as well. The first is an offshore pipeline which is approximately 220 kilometres of a subsea pipeline extending from new subsea tie-ins at the Destiny and Unity FPSOs in the Stabroek Block, to the proposed shore landing located approximately 3.5 kilometres west of the mouth of the Demerara River. The second is the onshore pipeline that is a continuation of the offshore line and extends about 25 kilometres from the landing site to the NGL plant. The third is the NGL plant and associated infrastructure that will be located about 23 kilometres upstream from the mouth of the Demerara River on the west bank.Both the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity floating production storage and offloading vessels, which are operating in the offshore Stabroek Block, have pre-installed facilities to allow for the export of the associated gas along with crude production.A FREE roundup of top news from Guyana you might otherwise miss. Delivered every morning.A digital solution for loss reduction: SMART metering infrastructureEncouraged by the opportunities presented by the continued evolution of digital technologies within the electricity sector, the main electricity supplier of Guyana has made important advancements in the last years to transform the sector. The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is the main state-owned electricity supplier in the country with operations encompassing, generation, transmission, and distribution, which provide service to approximately 188,000 customers across the coastal Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS), and smaller isolated grids on the Essequibo coast, the hinterland town of Bartica and the island of Leguan.GPL''s operations although steadily improving through the implementation of targeted plans, have been faced with several challenges including low levels of reliability, aged generation and network infrastructure, and high levels of electricity losses.Despite these challenges, there has been creditable progress over the last years with regards to the reduction and control of losses, in part attributed to a strong focus on technological improvements along the utility''s value chain. Such improvements include the adoption of modern customer information, inventory management and more recently, a business intelligence system, together with innovative construction methods to secure meter interfaces, and distribution network rehabilitation works. In furtherance of the company''s drive for continuous improvement, other important digital interventions being pursued include the overhaul and upgrade of the SCADA system and GIS asset and customer mapping. However, one of the more transformational digital initiatives implemented by GPL to date, with the support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been the introduction of smart meters under the "Sustainable Operation of the Electricity Sector and Improved Quality of Service", as part of an Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Pilot Project, and through the IDB-European Union (EU) co-financed "Power Utility Upgrade Program (PUUP)", as part of an integral distribution network rehabilitation program.Prior to the introduction of smart meters, GPL''s metering infrastructure was initially based on electromechanical meters, and by 2006 there was a transition to automated meter reading technology and prepaid meters. Subsequently in 2011, through a workshop facilitated by the IDB, and including the Dominican Corporation of State Electrical Companies (CDEE) of the Dominican Republic, GPL learnt of CDEE''s positive experiences with AMI, especially with regards to loss reduction. This exposure ultimately stimulated GPL''s interest in the technology and was the genesis of the AMI pilot project[1].The AMI Pilot Project ultimately installed 2,094 smart meters together with complementary network equipment, host server and software. GPS data for individual meters were also logged during installation, along with circuit and transformer mapping. Overall, the results of the Pilot have been positive with the primary loss reduction objective being achieved. In this regard baseline data for August, September and October 2013 in the Pilot zone indicate that losses were 42%, 39% and 38% respectively, while post AMI implementation data in January 2016 show that losses in the Pilot zone stood at 25%.By the end of the current PUUP Program in October 2021, another 8,596 smart meters will be installed, and another AMI project is being conceptualized for the hinterland township of Bartica, under Component 1 of the IDB-financed program: "EMISDE". Moreover, based on the Government''s 2021 Budget presentation, GPL will continue the "phased transition from Automated Meter Reading (AMR) technology to AMI technology". Considering this policy position and the progress achieved by GPL to date, further planning will be required in the coming years, together with the commitment of developing the required communication networks to fully leverage and integrate the deployed smart meters, as fundamental components of an AMI system, and potentially a fully operated GPL smart grid of the future. About Electricity distribution guyana As the photovoltaic (PV) industry continues to evolve, advancements in Electricity distribution guyana have become critical to optimizing the utilization of renewable energy sources. From innovative battery technologies to intelligent energy management systems, these solutions are transforming the way we store and distribute solar-generated electricity. 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THE Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project remains a significant flagship initiative for the government, with the administration last week securing an additional GY$5 billion from the National Assembly for the project.But GTE itself is just one piece of building a more reliable, affordable and accessible electrical system in Guyana. Electrical grids are generally divided into three parts: generation, transmission and distribution. Each plays a vital role in providing reliable power. Guyana Power and Light (GPL) currently oversees all three elements.
Generation is the production of the electricity itself, and GTE promises to be a major change for Guyana''s power generation. The transition from an antiquated heavy fuel oil plant to a modern natural gas-fired plant promises to dramatically slash emissions, protect air quality and reduce wholesale power costs by as much as 50 percent.Transmission, meanwhile, is the process of moving that electricity at high voltages across long distances from generation to local communities. And finally, distribution is how electricity gets to houses and businesses.
Natural gas plants are ideally suited to supporting renewable energy, since they can come online and switch offline very rapidly to preserve a steady flow of electricity during changing wind and sun conditions. But that capacity depends on having transmission and distribution systems in place to facilitate it. Improving access to electricity in the hinterlands and incorporating the Amaila Falls hydropower facility into the gird will also require major investments in long-distance transmission lines.Due to the growing influx of oil and gas revenues, Guyana is finally in a position to make these kinds of investments for the future. More reliable and cheaper power could help a wide range of Guyanese industries be more competitive globally and reduce burdens on thousands of households.
While the GTE project will undoubtably be transformative, it is important to set expectations. The project will help households and businesses enormously by cutting the high costs of electricity that have traditionally held Guyana back. But when it comes to preventing outages, a more reliable generation source is just the first piece of the puzzle. Continued investments in a modern and resilient transmission and distribution system like those the Government is beginning to make are vital.
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In preparation for the 300-megawatt (MW) Wales gas-to-shore power plant''s late 2024 completion, government has commenced plans to upgrade the Guyana Power and Light''s (GPL) distribution grid and is awaiting evaluation of tenders for the installation of new electricity lines and substations, the Office of the Prime Minister announced.
"We are moving to modernise the grid, to install the new transmission lines and substations for the integration," the Office of the Prime Minister said in response to questions from the Stabroek News. "The tender is already out for that [the lines'' transmission upgrade] We are also doing a study by the time the gas-to-shore project is completed the grid will be upgraded and ready to receive that [power]."
Technical issues continue to plague GPL''s Deme-rara Berbice Intercon-nected System (DBIS) which serves about 90 percent of the country''s coastline where the majority of the 750,000 population lives. There are periodic power outages or shutdowns.
Reference was made to the tender, which was published last December when government issued a call for proposals for the project. It had said that the tender would have been opened on January 31. It is unclear what has caused the delay. All bidders were asked to submit their proposals together with an original proposal security in the fixed amount of US$4,000,000 no later than 09:00 hrs on Tuesday January 31, to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). That entity''s website has no record of the tender or postponement.
Interested applicants were invited to submit proposals for the provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Services for the Installa-tion of Transmission Lines and Substations for the integration of the new 300 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant.
Giving an update at the energy conference last month, gas-to-shore project lead Winston Brassington had said that as at the end of December 2022, progress details showed that an engineering, procurement and construction model had been selected and a contract was signed in the same month.
The supervisory contractor had also been selected based on a competitive tender and that contract was executed in January. The Environmen-tal and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is completed and this included public scoping exercises on the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the ESIA, submitting the ESIA, having the review of the ESIA completed, and getting an environmental permit issued to ExxonMobil. An interim construction permit has also been issued to the special purposes company that will be set up to manage the project.
He said that the pipeline route had been selected, route survey completed, and private land acquired under the Acquisition for Public Purposes Act at end of 2022 giving right of way for the on-shore pipeline.
The project will be executed in three phases – construction, operation and decommissioning. It entails three aspects as well. The first is an offshore pipeline which is approximately 220 kilometres of a subsea pipeline extending from new subsea tie-ins at the Destiny and Unity FPSOs in the Stabroek Block, to the proposed shore landing located approximately 3.5 kilometres west of the mouth of the Demerara River. The second is the onshore pipeline that is a continuation of the offshore line and extends about 25 kilometres from the landing site to the NGL plant. The third is the NGL plant and associated infrastructure that will be located about 23 kilometres upstream from the mouth of the Demerara River on the west bank.
Both the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity floating production storage and offloading vessels, which are operating in the offshore Stabroek Block, have pre-installed facilities to allow for the export of the associated gas along with crude production.
A FREE roundup of top news from Guyana you might otherwise miss. Delivered every morning.
A digital solution for loss reduction: SMART metering infrastructure
Encouraged by the opportunities presented by the continued evolution of digital technologies within the electricity sector, the main electricity supplier of Guyana has made important advancements in the last years to transform the sector. The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is the main state-owned electricity supplier in the country with operations encompassing, generation, transmission, and distribution, which provide service to approximately 188,000 customers across the coastal Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS), and smaller isolated grids on the Essequibo coast, the hinterland town of Bartica and the island of Leguan.
GPL''s operations although steadily improving through the implementation of targeted plans, have been faced with several challenges including low levels of reliability, aged generation and network infrastructure, and high levels of electricity losses.
Despite these challenges, there has been creditable progress over the last years with regards to the reduction and control of losses, in part attributed to a strong focus on technological improvements along the utility''s value chain. Such improvements include the adoption of modern customer information, inventory management and more recently, a business intelligence system, together with innovative construction methods to secure meter interfaces, and distribution network rehabilitation works.
In furtherance of the company''s drive for continuous improvement, other important digital interventions being pursued include the overhaul and upgrade of the SCADA system and GIS asset and customer mapping. However, one of the more transformational digital initiatives implemented by GPL to date, with the support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been the introduction of smart meters under the "Sustainable Operation of the Electricity Sector and Improved Quality of Service", as part of an Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Pilot Project, and through the IDB-European Union (EU) co-financed "Power Utility Upgrade Program (PUUP)", as part of an integral distribution network rehabilitation program.
Prior to the introduction of smart meters, GPL''s metering infrastructure was initially based on electromechanical meters, and by 2006 there was a transition to automated meter reading technology and prepaid meters. Subsequently in 2011, through a workshop facilitated by the IDB, and including the Dominican Corporation of State Electrical Companies (CDEE) of the Dominican Republic, GPL learnt of CDEE''s positive experiences with AMI, especially with regards to loss reduction. This exposure ultimately stimulated GPL''s interest in the technology and was the genesis of the AMI pilot project[1].
The AMI Pilot Project ultimately installed 2,094 smart meters together with complementary network equipment, host server and software. GPS data for individual meters were also logged during installation, along with circuit and transformer mapping. Overall, the results of the Pilot have been positive with the primary loss reduction objective being achieved. In this regard baseline data for August, September and October 2013 in the Pilot zone indicate that losses were 42%, 39% and 38% respectively, while post AMI implementation data in January 2016 show that losses in the Pilot zone stood at 25%.
By the end of the current PUUP Program in October 2021, another 8,596 smart meters will be installed, and another AMI project is being conceptualized for the hinterland township of Bartica, under Component 1 of the IDB-financed program: "EMISDE". Moreover, based on the Government''s 2021 Budget presentation, GPL will continue the "phased transition from Automated Meter Reading (AMR) technology to AMI technology". Considering this policy position and the progress achieved by GPL to date, further planning will be required in the coming years, together with the commitment of developing the required communication networks to fully leverage and integrate the deployed smart meters, as fundamental components of an AMI system, and potentially a fully operated GPL smart grid of the future.
As the photovoltaic (PV) industry continues to evolve, advancements in Electricity distribution guyana have become critical to optimizing the utilization of renewable energy sources. From innovative battery technologies to intelligent energy management systems, these solutions are transforming the way we store and distribute solar-generated electricity.
When you're looking for the latest and most efficient Electricity distribution guyana for your PV project, our website offers a comprehensive selection of cutting-edge products designed to meet your specific requirements. Whether you're a renewable energy developer, utility company, or commercial enterprise looking to reduce your carbon footprint, we have the solutions to help you harness the full potential of solar energy.
By interacting with our online customer service, you'll gain a deep understanding of the various Electricity distribution guyana featured in our extensive catalog, such as high-efficiency storage batteries and intelligent energy management systems, and how they work together to provide a stable and reliable power supply for your PV projects.
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