{"id":19389,"date":"2024-11-28T08:15:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T08:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19389"},"modified":"2024-11-28T08:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T08:15:17","slug":"99b-spent-on-wales-gas-plants-to-date-58-of-works-completed-prime-minister-tells-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19389","title":{"rendered":"$99B spent on Wales Gas plants to date, 58% of works completed \u2013 Prime Minister tells Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-905938\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Review\">\n<p>                                              <!-- mfunc themeloy_set_post_views($post_id); --><!-- \/mfunc --><\/p>\n<h2 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"entry-title post-title\">$99B spent on Wales Gas plants to date, 58% of works completed \u2013 Prime Minister tells Parliament<\/h2>\n<p class=\"post-meta\">\n<p>                                   <span class=\"date updated\"><i class=\"icon-calendar\"\/> Nov 28, 2024<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                      <span class=\"meta-cat\"><i class=\"icon-book\"\/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"none\"\/>\n<p>                                <!-- Either there are no banners, they are disabled or none qualified for this location! --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Kaieteur News-<\/strong><\/em> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.gov.gy\/\">National Assembly<\/a> on Wednesday approved an additional $25.3B to support the Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility and the 300-megawatt power plant being constructed at Wales, West Bank Demerara.<\/p>\n<p>The two plants are crucial to the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project, which also features a gas pipeline, being developed by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) to transport the resources from the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana, to the Wales development site.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_905944\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/images\/2024\/11\/PM-2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-905944\" class=\"wp-image-905944 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/images\/2024\/11\/PM-2.jpg\" alt=\"$99B spent on Wales Gas plants to date, 58% of works completed\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/images\/2024\/11\/PM-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/images\/2024\/11\/PM-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/images\/2024\/11\/PM-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-905944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret\u2019d) Mark Phillips and team in the National Assembly responding to questions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Approval for the additional sum was granted by the House following a thorough analysis of the amount requested by the Office of the Prime Minister. Brigadier (ret\u2019d) Mark Phillips, Prime Minister of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana told the House that construction of the two plants is progressing well, with 58% of the works already completed to date by the contractor, CH4- Lindsayca.<\/p>\n<p>While responding to a question from Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson on the project, PM Phillips explained, \u201cThe Natural Gas Power Plant and Natural Gas Liquid plant commencement contract (was) December 2022\u2026the contract sum is $159B, expenditure prior to 2024 is $55.7B.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, he also informed the House, \u201cExpenditure as at today\u2019s date is $44,678,828,886. The balance on the contract to date is $59,514,413,036 and you have the projected expenditure, you have the shortfall which is $23,816,018,413. Fifty-eight percent of the work has been completed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister also provided the National Assembly with a detailed breakdown for the $25.3B expenditure requested to support the project. Please see the table below for details.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that EMGL is also making progress on the gas pipeline that is expected to be completed by the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference in October, President of EMGL, Alistair Routledge told reporters\u00a0that the pipeline was mechanically completed. He explained, \u201cIt\u2019s been hydrotested, pressure test and we have been going through the dewatering exercise and then introducing nitrogen so we have a pipeline that is ready to introduce natural gas\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Exxon\u2019s responsibilities including the risers, pipeline through the deep-water, shallow water and onshore is on schedule for completion by this year end. To this end, he said, \u201cSo delighted to see that on course and on budget as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_905945\" style=\"width: 707px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/images\/2024\/11\/davina-table.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-905945\" class=\"wp-image-905945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/images\/2024\/11\/davina-table.png\" alt=\"$99B spent on Wales Gas plants to date, 58% of works completed\" width=\"697\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/images\/2024\/11\/davina-table.png 697w, https:\/\/www.kaieteurnewsonline.com\/images\/2024\/11\/davina-table-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-905945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">$99B spent on Wales Gas plants to date, 58% of works completed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>($99B spent on Wales Gas plants to date, 58% of works completed)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"none\"\/>\n<hr class=\"none\"\/>\n<p>                    <!-- comment --><\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments .comments-area --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/politics.einnews.com\/article\/764507034\/bLyXu_OA9cDSODxR?ref=rss&amp;ecode=kmfm9fDbRbj4OPCJ\">politics.einnews.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>$99B spent on Wales Gas plants to date, 58% of works completed \u2013 Prime Minister tells Parliament Nov 28, 2024 News Kaieteur News- The National Assembly on Wednesday approved an additional $25.3B to support the Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility and the 300-megawatt power plant being constructed at Wales, West Bank Demerara. 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