Jagdeo accuses gov’t of deception over Amaila Falls hydro

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