Guyana gov’t requests proposals to build fertiliser plant

Last Updated on Monday, 27 October 2025, 21:56 by Writer

The Guyana government is forging ahead with plans to build an ammonia/urea plant that would produce about 300,000 tonnes of cheaper fertiliser for the local and regional markets, according to a request for proposal.

“The objective of GAUP (Guyana Ammonia and Urea Plant) is the lowering of fertilizer prices for Guyana and the broader region, including northern Brazil and the Caribbean markets,” states the RFP whose deadline is January 22, 2026.

Issued by the prime minister’s office, the RFP envisages a public-private partnership model in which 20 million standard cubic feet per day (MMCFD) of gas from phase two of the Wales pipeline would be used to produce the fertiliser.

Based on preliminary engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) proposals received, the project cost is not expected to exceed US$300 million, government says.

The prime minister’s office also says the EPC contractor will secure a world class licensor for the fertiliser plant to be located at Wales, east of the gas to energy combined cycle power plant and natural gas liquids facility.

Government hopes construction would be completed by 2027/2028 by when phase two of the gas to energy project is expected to be completed.

GAUP will receive lean gas from Guyana Power and Gas Inc (GPGI), a fully owned Government of Guyana (GOG) company.

The proposals must include prior experience in EPCs and operation of similar projects, proposed size/perimeter of required land, a detailed project schedule showing time for design/engineering and time for construction, EPC price breakdown of the entire project, including site development, detailed work methodology including local and foreign costs, and specifications of all key equipment to be installed, key contractors and sub-contractors, and local and foreign manpower during construction, and details of local content.

The proposals must also include a draft operator’s contract, in increments of five years, business plan for operations for similar periods, including detailed financial projections and assumptions, and details of all assumptions on taxation during the EPC and operations stages.

GAUP will be a private company with financing secured from the private sector.

The RFP says the Guyana government will be responsible for establishing GAUP, structuring and securing financing, arranging all contracts and permits.

GAUP will be structured on a project finance basis.