Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday accused government of deception on the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) and called on the David Granger administration to join in a “conversation” about the project based on reason.
“Finance Minister Winston Jordan is wrong when he says that Amaila Falls will cost GPL US$2.6 Billion over 20 years – in fact, it will save GPL US$2 Billion, or GY$400 Billion, over 20 years; the Government is wrong when they say that the IDB agrees with their plans to shelve Amaila Falls. Accessing affordable electricity is the right of all Guyanese – they