Even as government remains silent on the details that led to its selection of Wales on the West Bank of Demerara as the location for the gas-to-shore project, it has announced that bidding for the contract to lay the pipelines, and the construction of the site are to begin this year.
“In 2021, Guyanese can expect to see bidding for the laying of the pipelines and the construction of the landing site,” Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, told the Sunday Stabroek during a telephone interview.
Government’s announcement comes even as heightened calls are being made for the studies and analyses that led to the decision to be made public as well as the response to advice that a detailed environmental impact assessment be done before forging ahead with construction.
