- The Guyana Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Program (GUYSOL) is seeking bids for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the eight solar PV projects and 34MWh of associated energy storage.
- This project will spread across the country’s three separate electricity grids.
The Guyana Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Program (GUYSOL) is seeking bids for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the eight solar PV projects and 34MWh of associated energy storage. Bids must be submitted by March 7, 2023. This is six months after the country received US$83 million in financing from Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
According to the system design, the eight ground-mounted solar PV plants will total 33MWp, while the battery energy storage systems (BESS) will amount to 34MWh capacity. However, a document from Guyana Power and Light Inc, the agency executing the process, did not specify the required power output of the BESS either.
The project will spread across the country’s three separate electricity grids; the Linden Isolated Power System (LIS), Essequibo Coast Isolated Power System (EIS) and Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) and will help to lower emissions, reduce the cost of running the three grids and support the country’s transition to renewable energy.