As Guyana’s oil wealth continues to grow, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is promising to deliver something the country has never seen before- Silica City, Guyana’s first fully planned smart city.

The project, which forms a central part of the party’s 2025–2030 manifesto, is being pitched as a modern urban hub designed to ease pressure on Georgetown while creating a new space for sustainable housing, technology-driven infrastructure, and commercial development.

Silica City is expected to feature integrated smart systems- from energy-efficient housing and advanced drainage to improved traffic management and secure community monitoring. While the manifesto does not provide a cost breakdown or completion timeline, it frames the development as a long-term investment that ties into Guyana’s vision of becoming the “industrial capital of the Caribbean.”

For the PPP, the smart-city push goes hand in hand with its broader housing and infrastructure promises. The party plans to build 40,000 homes over the next five years while upgrading highways, bridges, and utilities to support rapid urban expansion. 

The plan also connects to other manifesto goals, including investments in digital education, telemedicine, and renewable energy, all of which the city is expected to integrate from the start. Officials describe it as an opportunity to “build for the future” rather than simply expand existing urban centres.

For voters, the proposal raises an intriguing choice: whether to buy into a vision of a tech-driven, modern Guyana, or risk abandoning this urban expansion.

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The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is confidently making one of its most ambitious election pitches yet, as it is banking on Guyana’s rapidly growing oil revenues to finance a wide range of social programmes and mega-infrastructure without introducing new taxes.

In its 2025–2030 manifesto, the party promises major cash transfers to households, including a $100,000 Because We Care school grant per child, a $100,000 school transport grant, and a $50,000 pensioners’ transport grant. The old age pension itself is expected to rise to at least $60,000 monthly, while public assistance climbs to $40,000.

Despite these significant spending commitments, the PPP insists there will be no new taxes. In fact, the party says it intends to lower income, corporate, and vehicle taxes while keeping fuel and utility subsidies in place.

To make this possible, the manifesto leans heavily on projected oil revenues, outlining plans to ramp up production to 1.7 million barrels per day by 2030. A second 300MW gas-to-energy plant and a new NGL facility for local cooking gas are central to this strategy, alongside ship-loading facilities for regional exports.

The PPP’s broader vision is equally ambitious. From transforming Guyana into the industrial capital of the Caribbean through new industrial estates, to building 40,000 homes and clearing the backlog of housing applications, many believe only the PPP has the experience to take on such tasks. 

Expanding highways, bridges, and launching Silica City, Guyana’s first planned smart city, while delivering free university tuition, scholarships, and online learning, are also on the agenda for the ruling party when re-elected.

The scale of promises raises the stakes for how Guyana manages its growing oil wealth. According to the manifesto, the administration plans to channel these revenues into diversification; investing in agriculture, manufacturing, health, and education to reduce dependence on oil in the long term.

As the PPP faces the delivery of these promises, its experience in finance enables it to do so without the cushion of increased taxes. 

For many voters, the September 1 election will be the beginning of a new phase of the PPP’s vision for a new and more advanced Guyana. 

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