Attorney General Anil Nandlall has reassured that the country’s power generation issue will be completely stabilized within two years, thereby completely ending blackouts.

Speaking during this weekly Issues in the News programme, Mr. Nandlall said the investments announced in the budget for the energy and power generation sector is another installment to build out aged infrastructure and to improve power generation.

The Government has allocated to some $199 Billion for the energy sector this year, with more than $60 Billion set aside to upgrade the Guyana Power and Light transmission and distribution network to ensure it can handle the increased power once the project comes on stream.

“Within the next two years, Blackouts will be history in Guyana, we all lived in and are frustrated with blackouts, this budget has a huge finance injection in the energy to tackle blackout and provide cheap, reliable and safe electricity for the people of our country,” the Attorney General noted. 

Mr. Nandlall said stable electricity is now more critical than ever, admitting that the country’s manufacturing sector has been almost crippled by unstable and expensive electricity.

“Energy is one of our greatest challenge, it has crippled the manufacturing sector, it has crippled our ability to move from primary production into value added production because the cost of electricity is prohibitive, the cost of electricity in Guyana is about four or five times more than in Trinidad and Tobago and once we are able to overcome the cost of electricity and we are able to bring the cost to the manufacturing sector in this country, we will become unstoppable,” Mr. Nandlall stated.

Mr. Nandlall noted too that the government’s gas-to-energy project will play a major role in advancing the country’s energy future.

He defended Government’s spending on infrastructure, saying that government has a duty to build out the country, adding that roads and bridges remain a critical part of government’s plan to open up the country and expand the economy.

“Should we not build out the four-lane highways, should we not build the four-lane highway from Mahaica, to Georgetown to Sheriff Street, should we not build the four lane highway from Mahaica to D’Edward village, should we not build the four-lane highway from Palmyra to Moleson Creek and from Ogle to Providence connecting the East Bank to the East Coast, should we not continue the East Bank Highway from Craig to Land-of Canan and then from Land of Canaan to Soesdyke,” the Attorney General questioned.

Infrastructure will once again top Government’s spending this year with $196 Billion budgeted for that sector this year.

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