Emergency electricity

Sep 23, 2026 Editorial, News

(Kaieteur News) – It always pointed in one direction, just had to be. The latest from a government that has no answers is the temporary solution of another Turkish powerboat. We need electricity from anywhere we can get it. It may not be improper to assert at any price that has to be paid. In order that some level of relief arrives for energy hungry consumers. They range from the homes of families to the businesses of entrepreneurs. It evidences how desperate citizens are in this blackout saturated oil rich country.

Absorb the frequency and length at which blackouts have been occurring. They just could not be allowed to continue. Even an entity as callous and negligent as the PPP/C Government dared not risk fooling around too long. It was too punishing on locals, and too infuriating to foreign newcomers. Another Turkish powerboat was always in the schemes of the PPP/C Government, since the environment it created demanded a solution, and there is only one currently. Another emergency powerboat arrangement to come onstream as quickly as possible. When circumstances are this demanding, then emergency procurement measures become the only choice. Create a problem, create a solution, create the opening, probably, for more potential corruption. Sole sourcing is the only option that gets the job done. A neat setup to deal with an electricity disaster in a hurry, and through efforts to avoid the hearts of citizens turning from the PPP/C Government. At least, it puts a pause to the ugly, embarrassing media headlines that make Guyana the laughingstock of the world.