Engineering students tour powership

Karpowership Guyana earlier this week completed a two-day educational outreach programme, welcoming Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students from both the Government Industrial Technical Centre (GITC) and the Georgetown Technical Institute (GTI) aboard the Karadeniz Powership Ela Sultan, which supplies electricity to the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) grid.

The initiative forms part of Karpowership’s commitment to supporting education, technical capacity-building, and youth development in Guyana.

On Day One, students and lecturers from GITC toured the powership’s operations, receiving first-hand exposure to real-time power generation, system monitoring, safety procedures, and the advanced control technologies that manage the ship’s output to the national grid.

Mr. Asante Waterton, a lecturer in mechanical engineering at the GITC emphasised “Electricity is essential and our country depends on it. Behind that power are the mechanics, engineers, and technicians who make it possible. Tours like this remind us that there will always be a place for skilled people in this field, because without the technical work happening behind the scenes, we simply would not have the energy we rely on every day.”

On Day Two, GTI’s Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students received the same technical engagement, observing generator management, load balancing, environmental safeguards, and the digital systems used to ensure efficiency and reliability.

Akela Thornhill, a mechanical engineering student from GTI said “The tour was very interesting, I learnt a lot. I learnt how they produce electricity for the grid, how they use the exhaust steam to heat up the broiler and the steam from the broiler, turn the turbines and how it’s recycled. I’m thrilled to pass on what I learnt to fellow students.”

Country Manager for KARPOWERSHIP Guyana Mr. Earl Carribon noted “We at Karpowership were pleased to host students from GTI and GITC as part of our continued effort to promote skills development within the energy sector. We remain committed to creating meaningful learning opportunities that support Guyana’s growing technical workforce.”

The Karadeniz Powership Ela Sultan is one of two powerships that continue to play an important role in stabilizing Guyana’s electricity supply by reliably delivering stable power to the GPL grid. The other powership is located at Everton in Berbice, Region 6.