The local workforce involved in the construction of the Amaila hydropower plant is likely to be less than what was projected in the updated ESIA, Sithe Global’s Senior Vice President Jim McGowan says.
The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) released in March said the construction was likely to require an average workforce of approximately 700 persons and a peak of about 1,200 workers. The document said that about 40 percent of the workforce would be Guyanese,