据2月2日Oil Now报道，圭亚那政府计划在德梅拉拉西岸的威尔士铺设一条天然气管道，预计这将对制造业产生转型效应，并使该行业在区域内更具竞争力。伊尔法恩·阿里总统表示，这将是石油和天然气行业的附带利益之一。
近日，世界银行威尔士分部所在的第三地区将出现大规模的开发，这将创造重大机遇和涓滴效应。这指的是建立天然气发电设施的计划。
阿里表示:“你将看到农业设施、农业加工设施的发展。天然气运输到沿海地区，将有助于该地区迈向工业化。我们有一个国家能源计划, 旨在将能源成本降低近50%至60%，使圭亚那现在成为该地区内具有竞争力的制造业包装和加工地区，并将所有这些地域和社群优势与国家能源计划结合起来。”
这一观点与圭亚那制造和服务协会(GMSA)的呼吁不期而合，该协会呼吁解决电力的高成本问题。
GMSA总裁希亚姆 诺克塔指出：“圭亚那正处于前所未有的转型临界点。预计经济增长将翻两番，巨大的机遇向所有圭亚那人开放。作为一个地方私营部门，我们不应只着眼于指数增长，而应联合起来实现渐进式增长，这样我们才能具有竞争力。值得注意的是，能源的高成本一直是制造业扩张和增值的一个关键障碍。”
他表示:“政府为解决可靠和稳定的电力问题采取的积极措施令GMSA感到鼓舞，制造业期待着天然气发电的推广。”
王佳晶 摘译自Oil Now
原文如下：
Gas-to-shore could transform Guyana into regional manufacturing powerhouse
The plans by the Guyana government to land a natural gas pipeline at Wales, on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD) is expected to have a transformational effect on manufacturing, and result in the sector becoming more competitive regionally. This is according to President Irfaan Ali, who said this will be one of the spin-off benefits of the oil and gas industry.
Recently, the President said that Region Three, in which Wales, WBD is located, will see massive developments that will create significant opportunities and a trickle-down effect. He was referring to plans for the establishment of a natural gas power generation facility.
“You will see development of agro-facilities, agro-processing facilities…,” he had stated. Gas-to-shore, he continued, would result in industrialization. “We have a national energy plan that is looking at reducing the cost of energy by almost 50 to 60 percent, making Guyana now a competitive area for manufacturing within the region for packaging and processing and integrating the opportunities in all these islands and communities with that national energy plan.”
This view coincides with calls from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), for the high cost of electricity to be addressed.
“Guyana is on the cusp of transformation never seen before. Growth is expected to quadruple and immense opportunities open up for all Guyanese. As a local private sector, we need to not look towards only exponential growth but organise ourselves for evolutionary growth so that we can be competitive,” President of the GMSA, Shyam Nokta recently said.
Nokta pointed out that the high cost of energy has always been a critical barrier to the expansion of manufacturing and value addition.
“The GMSA is encouraged by Government’s proactive steps towards addressing reliable and stable electricity,” he said, emphasising that the manufacturing body looks forward to the roll out of natural gas-generated energy.
