Gas-to-Energy project: Contractor commits to engaging youths on opportunities available

After a tour of the Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project with 40 participants from the Youths in Natural Resources Apprenticeship Program, Lindsayca/CH4, the project contractor, reaffirmed its commitment to engaging youths in discussions about the opportunities the GtE project is and will be creating.
During recent tours of the GtE construction site in Wales, West Bank Demerara (WBD), participants received presentations on the GtE power plant project, highlighting its significant impact on Guyana’s energy future and its potential to further reduce the country’s carbon footprint.
They were also able to witness first hand the progress being made on the project. According to Lindsayca/CH4 Country Manager Humberto Lopez, the company believes engaging youths on the project is of crucial importance.

“The Gas to Energy project is a cornerstone of Guyana’s energy transition, and it is crucial that our young people are engaged and informed about the opportunities and challenges in this sector. We believe that initiatives like this will inspire the next generation to take an active role in the country’s energy future,” Lopez was quoted as saying, in a statement on his company’s behalf from SocialRank media.
Also present at the visit was Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Executive Management Committee Head Kesh Nandlall, who was on site for a separate meeting. According to the statement, he also met with and shared his insights with the youths on the energy sector and the important role youths have in it.
“LNDCH4 Guyana and the Ministry of Natural Resources are committed to continuing their
collaboration to foster greater youth engagement in the energy sector. This partnership not only
underscores the LNDCH4 Guyana’s dedication to education but also its mission to harness
Guyana’s natural resources in an environmentally responsible manner, paving the way for a
sustainable and prosperous future for all Guyanese,” the statement added.
Back in 2022, the consortium of CH4 Guyana Inc/Lindsayca Inc emerged out of a competitive process as the winning bid to construct the 300-megawatt Combined Cycle Power Plant and NGL Plant under an Engineering,Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract. The EPC contract will be supervised by a global supervision firm – Engineers India Limited.
Apart from the power plant and NGL plant, the scope of the US$900 million Gas-to-Shore project, which has a 25-year lifespan, also consists of the construction of 225 kilometres of pipeline from the Liza field in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, where ExxonMobil and its partners are currently producing oil.
Approximately 220 kilometres of subsea pipeline offshore will run from the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels in the Stabroek Block to the shore. Upon landing on the West Coast Demerara shore, the pipeline will continue for approximately 25 kilometres to the NGL plant in Wales.
Exxon, with funding from cost oil, is expected to deliver the completed pipeline by the fourth quarter, in order to allow for commissioning and testing ahead of the power plant coming online by the end of 2024.
The pipeline would be 12 inches wide and is expected to transport some 50 million standard cubic feet per day (mscfpd) of dry gas to the NGL plant, but has the capacity to push as much as 120 mscfpd.
The route of the pipeline onshore would follow the same path as the fibre-optic cables and would terminate at Hermitage, part of the Wales Development Zone (WDZ) where the Gas-to-Shore project would be housed.
So far, the government has already spent some US$400 million on the highly anticipated Gas-to-Energy project. Thus far, the marine offloading facility has been completed, and 26 kilometres (km) of onshore pipelines are being installed by US oil major, ExxonMobil.