The Office of the Prime Minister said yesterday that representatives of Siemens Energy met Prime Minister Mark Phillips to discuss preparations for the start-up and operation of the plant.
The statement said the company’s team is in Guyana to begin mobilisation and technical coordination ahead of operations. It noted that Siemens Energy will be responsible for the power plant, including its auxiliary facilities. According to the Office of the Prime Minister, the arrangement provides for Siemens Energy to operate the facility for five years, with an option for renewal, and includes a 20-year maintenance programme for the plant’s turbines. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
The Office of the Prime Minister said discussions covered management timelines, staffing, training, logistics and the technical requirements for transitioning the plant from construction to operation. It said Phillips, who has responsibility for the energy sector and the gas-to-energy project, told the company’s representatives that the immediate focus was on ensuring the plant was ready to begin operating. “The focus now is on the technical work, mobilisation and preparations required to ensure that the plant is ready for start-up and, importantly, that it operates safely, reliably and efficiently,” the statement quoted him as saying.
Siemens Energy was announced in January 2025 as the operator and manager of the government’s 300-megawatt combined-cycle power plant at Wales under Phase One of the Gas-to-Energy project. Siemens Energy is a German company.
Earlier this week the government announced a 4 December initial test firing of one of the gas turbines. Work continues to bring an initial 57 megawatts of electricity onto the national grid. The project has been conservatively valued at around US$2b.
