The parliamentary opposition APNU and the AFC yesterday defended their decision to withhold support for the government amendment and motion billed as crucial for the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, saying the Donald Ramotar administration failed to address major doubts about the project’s viability and offer clear support for the re-tabled local government reform bills.
The main opposition APNU yesterday drew parallels between the proposed US$840 million Amaila hydro project and the troubled Skeldon sugar factory and warned that the country cannot support another bungled venture. And the coalition also said discussions that it had with officials of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) revealed that tariffs may not go down as a result of the project.
APNU and the AFC on Thursday voted down the Hydro Electric Power (Amendment) Bill 2013 and a motion to increase
