The Government of Guyana is moving ahead with plans to develop value-added industries on the West Bank of Demerara, seeking developers for a US$300 million ammonia and urea plant and a gas bottling company, both tied to the expansion of the Gas-to-Energy project.
The government, through the Office of the Prime Minister, has invited proposals for the construction of the Guyana Ammonia and Urea Plant, which will convert natural gas into fertilizer. The facility will use up to 20 million cubic feet of gas per day from the second phase of the Gas-to-Energy project and is expected to produce about 300,000 tons of fertilizer a year. It is targeted for completion by 2028, around the same time phase two of the wider project comes online.
Government said the fertilizer plant will operate as a public-private partnership, with investors expected to design, build, and operate the facility while partnering with a leading technology licensor. The output is expected to supply local farmers and regional markets, including Northern Brazil and the Caribbean, with the aim of reducing fertilizer costs and boosting agricultural production. The site for the plant is located just east of the combined cycle power station and natural gas liquids (NGL) plant now under construction at Wales, as part of the first phase of the Gas-to-Energy project.
A second notice seeks proposals to establish a gas bottling and logistics company to bottle, transport, and distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) locally. The government said this venture, also to be executed under a public-private partnership, and for location at Wales, should help reduce cooking gas prices. Domestic demand for LPG is estimated at about three million 20-pound cylinders each year, valued at roughly $14 billion. Proposals for this project are due by January 15, 2026.
Both ventures will receive lean gas from the government-owned Guyana Power and Gas Inc.
