How will the government's need for renewed parliamentary funding affect Parliament?
Government must seek renewed funding from Parliament due to project failures The current projects, which are intended to ease chronic blackouts along the East Coast, are facing significant delays and technical issues. The government is responsible for these projects, which include the construction of five new substations at LBI, Enmore, Trafalgar, Williamsburg, and No. 53. Due to the slow pace of construction and the failure to meet the original timeline, the government will need to return to Parliament to demand additional funding to move forward.
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Power blackouts are occurring on the East Coast of Demerara, linked to construction projects under the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). These projects, which involve five new substations and hundreds of kilometres of transmission lines, are valued at US$422 million (GYD$90 billion). The Opposition Leader stated that the projects have fallen significantly behind schedule.
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The government is overseeing the US$422 million projects, which include the construction of five new substations at LBI, Enmore, Trafalgar, Williamsburg, and No. 53, along with hundreds of kilometres of transmission lines.
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- kaieteurnewsonline.com Sep 20
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Due to the projects falling behind schedule and the inability to complete the works on time, the government must return to Parliament to demand even more money to continue the projects.
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- kaieteurnewsonline.com Sep 20
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The facts so far
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- The projects are valued at US$422 million (GYD$90 billion) and have a one-year completion timeline.kaieteurnewsonline.com
- The projects involve five new substations at LBI, Enmore, Trafalgar, Williamsburg, and No. 53.kaieteurnewsonline.com
- The government is facing delays, with three of the substations still only at the foundation stage.kaieteurnewsonline.com
- The government must return to Parliament to demand even more money due to the project failures.kaieteurnewsonline.com
Why it matters
The failure of these infrastructure projects has major implications for the country's energy security and development goals. The projects were intended to ease chronic blackouts along the East Coast of Demerara by establishing a new, reliable transmission system.
What we don't know yet
- How much additional funding will the government request from Parliament?
- What is the revised timeline for the completion of the substations and transmission lines?
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Reporting
- kaieteurnewsonline.comSep 20
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