APNU flays Govt. over delayed GTE project as bills grow and benefits remain distant

Apr 25, 2026 News

…calls for full disclosure on project

(Kaieteur News) – The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday criticised the government of Guyana (GoG) for mismanaging the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project over continuous delays and a growing bill with promised benefits becoming cloudy.

During a party press conference on Friday, Member of Parliament (MP) Sharma Solomon said that government’s handling of the project has become another national warning sign of how this administration manages major infrastructure led by grand promises, improper planning, and cost escalation.

According to him, “Guyanese are asked to celebrate announcements, re-announcements, and revised deadlines, while the bill grows and the promised benefits remain just over the horizon.”

Solomon reminded that GTE was touted as the solution to the nation’s energy dilemma but with repeated missed deadlines, the country continues to suffer endless blackouts.

“Reporting at the end of 2025 directly linked the delayed Gas-to-Energy rollout with continuing outages; even as the government admitted that the wider transmission and distribution system also needed upgrading,” he said.

Moreover APNU noted that public reporting and government statements show that the project’s cost has risen to about US$2 billion, far above the initial price.

The party also raised concerns over the delays, citing a government statement in February 2025, which acknowledged the shifting timelines and ballooning project cost to about US$2B. By December 2025 however, none other than President Irfaan Ali gave a new deadline for completion- the last quarter of 2026- some two years after the original startup date.

Consequently, APNU argued that the “PPP cannot escape responsibility for this record.”

MP Solomon said, “Cost overruns, arbitration disputes, site challenges, shifting timelines, and repeated revisions are not acts of nature; they are signs of weak preparation, weak execution and poor oversight.”

He also raised concerns about recent statements by government that major construction activities are still to commence in the coming weeks. It described this as an admission of the costly delays to the country.

“More recently, GPL has had to address public anxiety about blackouts so frequently that even false outage notices circulating on social media have required a public rebuttal. A government that truly had the power crisis under control would not be governing in this atmosphere of recurring uncertainty and public distrust,” the APNU MP reasoned.

The party believes that whether it is City Hall, electricity, roads, drainage or major capital works, the PPP Government has developed a habit of centralizing power, overselling results, and blaming others when delivery falters.

To this end, Solomon called for full transparency on the project.

“Publish the full and current cost exposure of the Gas-to-Energy project, including all dispute-related liabilities and related grid costs. State plainly when citizens can realistically expect relief from blackouts and high-power costs,” he urged.

APNU pointed out that Guyanese deserve competently planned, honestly presented, and properly delivered infrastructure rather than one failure after another.

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