Guyana's Gas-to-Energy Plant Targets Year-End Start to Cut Power Bills

Guyana’s gas-to-energy project remains on track to begin delivering power before the end of 2026, with the plan to pipe natural gas from the offshore Liza field to a 300-megawatt plant onshore. The aim is to move the country off costly imported fuel oil for electricity, which officials expect to lower generation costs and, in time, household and business power bills.

For the diaspora, this is one of the more concrete ways the oil era is meant to reach everyday life rather than staying offshore. Cheaper, steadier electricity matters for relatives running small businesses, for families weighing a return, and for anyone sending money home against high utility costs. The timeline has slipped before, so the practical signal to watch is whether first power actually arrives on schedule and how quickly any savings show up on bills.

Source: Council on Foreign Relations; U.S. Energy Information Administration.