Gas-to-Energy project to start with 57 MW in December
The project starts small, with the full 300 MW now likely by mid-2027, and the US Ambassador blames swampy land for the delay.
The Gas-to-Energy project is now expected to start up in December with just 57 MW of power, Kaieteur News reported on 17 October 2026. Further turbines, which would take capacity to 300 MW, are expected to be running by the middle of 2027.
HGP Nightly News reported that GPL says peak demand has more than doubled since 2020. Peak demand is the most power people use at one time. GPL also says the network would need upgrades, even with 300 MW from the project, to avoid outages.
Kaieteur News said the project has three parts. They are a pipeline to carry gas from the Liza fields in Stabroek, a Natural Gas Liquids facility and a 300 megawatt power plant. The power plant is expected to cost over US$2 billion.
US Ambassador Nicole Theriot gave a reason for the delay. She said: "The simple fact is the delay was caused by the land." She said the site was a swamp. It took 18 months to remediate, or fix, the soil.
Stabroek News reported that the Office of the Prime Minister said in January 2026 that the project was "firmly on track" to finish by the end of 2026. The paper described the project as severely delayed.
Kaieteur News reported that the US EXIM Bank approved the Government of Guyana's loan application for the project in November 2024. A US$527 million agreement with the bank was signed the next month. Stabroek News reported that the bank's board gave final approval on 26 December 2024. That came after a 35-day notice period for Congress.
The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago (Energy Now) reported that Trinidad's Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited and GuyGas Inc. were named preferred bidders. They would run and maintain the Natural Gas Liquids plant being built at Wales, the Office of the Prime Minister said.
On 26 October 2026, Guyana Times reported that the project is expected to deliver some 300-megawatts in the first half of next year.
The story was first reported by Kaieteur News.