Power ship arrives at Everton; connection to begin on Sunday

At the site, preparatory work, including the driving of piles and the installation of transmission lines,  are ongoing.

Speaking to the News Room at the site, GPL’s Berbice Zone Manager Ravindra Jagnanan said the power ship will take up its final position on Sunday after which works will begin to connect it to the national grid.

“The power ship is here.

“Once the ship is docked, the final stage would be to connect the ship to the network. When that is done we have a little bit of maintenance more to do on our transmission line and then we could inject power into the power grid,” Jagnanan explained.

The connection process, Jagnanan said, should take about two days.

However, he pointed out that if the rain persists, it can hinder the process.

The power ship arrived with about 100 meters of cable. This, Jagnanan said, will be used to make the necessary connection to GPL’s transmission line structure.

“Our network will be able to take off and utilise all of the power from the ship,” he said.

Prior to the arrival of the vessel, Jagnanan further explained that the team has been working “assiduously” to get all the preparatory works completed.

“We would have started with the pile driving process to secure and moor the vessel because the stability is paramount to the operation,” he noted.

Another important aspect of the works, Jagnanan, said is to ensure that there is “enough” lighting in the compound at Everton to ensure “proper” secutiry of the power ship and the crew.

“We have been really working to get things done. The weather did pose some challenges butthanks to the teams who are fully committed to execute their mandate,” he said.