2 foreign companies bid for clean energy generation

Green Bartica Plan

Government has moved onto the second component of the bidding process after accepting bids from two foreign companies for the generation of clean energy as part of its plan to make Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) a model green town.
The “Green Bartica Plan” which was introduced to the new town back in December, is a holistic approach to sustainable economic growth.
On Thursday, the Public Infrastructure Ministry with assistance from the Hinterland Electrification Company Inc (HEC) and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), initiated the second component of the Request for Proposal (RFP) with the opening of proposals for wind energy, hydropower energy, bio-mass energy, waste-to-energy and tidal energy.
The opening of the bids took place at the GEA’s office. The two tenders were from Selva Global of the United Kingdom (UK), while the other was from GP Energy Ltd out of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Public Infrastructure Ministry solicited competitive proposals from suitable firms, as an Independent Power Producer (IPP), as part of the Green Bartica Plan.
The opening of the bids marked the second and final component of this arm of the initiative. The first component was the opening of bids in relation to the use of solar energy which occurred in February of this year.
Following an evaluation, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally engaged by the Ministry and invited to submit full comprehensive proposals.
The selected IPP’s role will be to design and develop a generation system utilising an appropriate renewable energy technology, or combination of technologies, under a Build Own Operate and Transfer (BOOT) structure to supply electricity to the Bartica grid under a negotiated and agreed Power Purchase Agreement.
The main objectives of the Green Bartica Plan are to create a climate resilient economy and to establish a green pathway for the foundation of a new Guyana, which will result in reducing the overall carbon footprint in electricity, agriculture, fisheries, water, forestry, waste, manufacturing, transport, construction, tourism and other sectors.