GPL accelerates major infrastructure upgrade

September 11 2026

Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is advancing a series of major infrastructure projects aimed at modernising the country’s electricity network, improving reliability and strengthening the utility’s ability to respond to faults and growing demand.

The projects form part of a broader push to upgrade Guyana’s transmission, distribution and system-control infrastructure as the country continues to experience rapid economic and population growth.

During a recent media site visit, GPL Executive Management Committee Team Leader Kesh Nandlall provided an overview of several ongoing initiatives, including the construction of the utility’s new National Control Centre.

The new facility is expected to significantly enhance GPL’s ability to monitor and manage the national electricity system. Once operational, the centre is expected to provide improved oversight of the network, facilitate faster diagnostics and allow technical teams to identify electrical problems more promptly and deploy the necessary resources to address them.

The National Control Centre forms part of Guyana’s wider effort to modernise the management of its electricity infrastructure.

The project was contracted in 2024 as part of efforts to modernise the national power system.

Another visible component of the ongoing work is the installation of steel monopoles for the electricity transmission network. GPL is progressing with projects involving new 69-kilovolt transmission infrastructure, including transmission lines supported by steel monopoles.

These structures are expected to strengthen the transmission network while supporting the expansion of the system to accommodate increasing electricity demand.

The upgrades extend beyond transmission infrastructure, with GPL also undertaking projects intended to expand electricity access and improve the network’s capacity to serve communities and new developments.

The scale of the investment reflects the growing demands being placed on Guyana’s electricity system. GPL has previously announced major transmission and substation projects, including new 69-kilovolt transmission lines and additional 69/13.8-kilovolt substations.

As Guyana continues its rapid development, the reliability of the national electricity network is becoming increasingly critical to households, businesses and major industries.

GPL’s ongoing infrastructure programme therefore represents more than the construction of new facilities and electrical structures it is part of an effort to create a more modern, responsive and resilient electricity system capable of supporting the country’s future growth.

With the National Control Centre nearing commissioning and major transmission and distribution projects progressing, the utility is positioning its infrastructure for a changing energy landscape while working to improve the reliability and efficiency of electricity delivery across Guyana.