(Kaieteur News) – Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar, has revealed that the Government of Guyana is 99% close to finalising a new agreement for the 36-megawatt power ship stationed in Berbice.

Addressing recent media coverage and leaked correspondence by this publication surrounding the tense contract talks, Minister Indar strongly rejected claims that Guyana was being forced into an unfavourable position by foreign contractors.

Speaking directly on the aggressive nature of the talks, Minister Indar emphasised that the administration, has maintained an unyielding stance to protect national interests. “People can think we are backed into a corner. No one should believe we were ever backed into a corner,” Indar asserted. “We will defend the interests of the Guyanese people. We will fight the best we can to get out of the outcome. We don’t lay back and say, well, you come and bamboozle us. That doesn’t work with us. We don’t operate like that. We have to fight. So a proposal came, counterproposal went. That is how we deal with it. That is how it works.”