Guyana seeking proposals to design, build & operate cooking gas bottling company

As Guyana pursues the development of its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) resources, the Government has invited Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) proposals to design, engineer, construct and then operate all required assets for a cooking gas bottling and logistics company.
The call for EPC proposals was published in Sunday’s edition of the Guyana Times by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Based on ad, the proposed Guyana Gas Bottling and Logistics Company (GGBL), a company to be incorporated under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, will bottle, transport, and distribute cooking gas for domestic use.
According to the EPC proposal, the objective of GGBL is to lower the price of domestic cooking gas.
At present, annual domestic demand for cooking gas is equivalent to 3 million 20-lb cylinders with a retail value of G$14 billion per annum. Back in July, President Dr Irfaan Ali had stated that they are targeting bringing down the cost of cooking gas as low as $1000 per cylinder.

EPC proposals
Interested companies must include in their EPC Proposals prior experience in EPCs of similar projects; prior experience operating similar projects; proposed size/perimeter of required land. Provide a detailed plot plan showing all; parts of the bottling plant, storage/warehouse facilities, supporting infrastructure/equipment to load and transport cooking gas; Detailed project schedule showing (i) time for design/engineering (ii) time for construction, both in sufficient detail.
Additionally, they must also state: EPC price breakdown (with as much detail) of entire project, including (i) site development (ii) construction of buildings/facilities (iv) immovable equipment (v) transportation vehicles (vi) other infrastructure; Provide a detailed work methodology including local and foreign costs, and specifications of all key equipment to be installed; Describe key contractors and sub-contractors, manpower (local and foreign) during construction, and details of local content; Provide an EPC contract, with sufficient details and schedules, reflective of best practice and/or executed by that firm as EPC contractor; Provide an Operator contract (in increments of 5 years), Business Plan for operations for similar periods, including detailed financial projections and assumptions, and Describe and detail all assumptions on taxation during (i) EPC stage (ii) Operations stage.
According to the ad, GGBL will be a private company with financing secured from the private sector. The Guyana Government shall be responsible for (i) establishing GGBL, (ii) structuring and securing financing, and (iii) arranging all contracts and permits. GGBL will be structured on a Project Finance basis.
Responses to this EPC will allow the Guyana Government to select an EPC contractor and Operator based on (i) qualifications and experience, (ii) EPC costs, (iii) operator costs, and (iv) timeframes. It was further noted that only qualified and experienced firms will be evaluated.
The deadline for submissions will be January 15, 2026 and all proposals must be submitted to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on Main and Urquhart Streets, Georgetown.

GtE and LNG
Through its model Gas-to-Energy (GtE) Project, the Guyana Government is looking to significantly lower the price of cooking gas by piping natural gas from offshore operations to the Wales, West Bank Demerara site where a Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility and a 300-megawatt (MW) power plant are currently under construction.
The gas bottling project will be located at Wales, east of the GtE Combined Cycle Power Plant and NGL Facility, and will receive the cooking gas from Guyana Power and Gas Inc (GPGI) – a fully-owned Government of Guyana company, at wholesale prices.
Only last week, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo reaffirmed that developing Guyana’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) resources remains a top national priority, rejecting ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge’s recent claim that LNG is “not a priority” for the company at this stage.
Speaking at his weekly press conference on Thursday last, Jagdeo made it clear that the Government of Guyana — not ExxonMobil — would determine the country’s gas monetisation strategy. He underscored that Guyana intended to chart its own course when it came to resource management, ensuring decisions serve national interests rather than corporate convenience.
“Guyana will determine its own destiny regarding gas monetisation,” he said firmly. “We will not allow anyone to take options off the table that can benefit our people.”
The Vice President’s remarks come as the Government continues discussions with Fulcrum LNG, a company selected to collaborate with ExxonMobil to monetise the country’s offshore gas resources, which are estimated at over 16 trillion cubic feet. However, no formal agreement has yet been signed.
Jagdeo stressed that while the feasibility of different gas development options remained under study, LNG could not be dismissed or sidelined prematurely.
“This project has to happen, and it has to happen soon,” Jagdeo declared. “It must become a priority for everyone — for Exxon, for the Government of Guyana, and for the other partners. We want a revenue stream to flow from gas early to Guyana.”
“Developers must look at every option — bringing gas onshore for industrial use, producing LNG through a floating platform, or transporting it to Trinidad,” he explained. “But if you take LNG off the table now, you limit our options. That’s premature. We don’t want that.”