Second phase of Wales Gas-to-Energy project should move ahead this year – Brassington

Construction at the second phase of the Wales Gas-to-Energy project should start later this year as part of efforts to meet Guyana’s skyrocketing energy demand, Head of the country’s Gas-to-Energy Taskforce Winston Brassington said on Thursday.

Brassington spoke at the 2026 Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo, hosted this week at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston. He confirmed that part of the first phase of the Wales project will be operational by the end of this year; that will deliver 228 megawatts (MW) of power. The Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility, which will produce cooking gas, should be operational too.

The entire project, however, should be completed by mid-2027. Once complete, the Wales Gas-to-Energy project (Phase One) should deliver 300MW of power.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc., which runs the country’s main power grid, is developing its transmission and distribution system in preparation for the natural gas power soon.

Beyond this venture, Brassington said Guyana’s energy demand is skyrocketing, and the government is aggressively pushing for the second phase of the Wales project. A second Gas-to-Energy project altogether should be developed in Berbice, too.

For the second phase of the Wales project, there will be another 300MW power plant and another NGL plant. And five firms have been prequalified to bid for Phase Two of this project, Brassington said.

“… we expect construction of that [Phase Two] to start this year because we need the additional power as soon as possible,” Brassington told the Conference.

Altogether, about 600MW of power will be generated in Wales alone.
Guyana has become a global oil hotspot with more than an estimated 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources in the giant Stabroek Block offshore. Though several oil projects are unfolding, recent appraisal work has shown that there are substantial natural gas resources too.

Already, about 50 million cubic feet per day (mcf/d) of gas will be supplied to the mega energy project at Wales, West Bank Demerara, which will then generate power. The government has been aggressively pushing this project, as it will provide cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy to Guyana, remedying some of the issues the country has long been beset by.