Gov’t extinguishes PPP/C ‘blackout’ motion

Irfaan Ali

The PPP/C’s move to have the government reveal the causes of frequent blackouts in the country and measures it would take to end them was defeated late Monday night even as both sides played the blame game as to who was responsible for state of the Guyana Power & Light, while the opposition maintained that the controversial Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) remained the only hope for the country to access clean, reliable electricity.

Eight speakers addressed the motion taken to the House by PPP/C’s front bencher Juan Edghill,