(Kaieteur News) – Fresh concerns have surfaced over the quality of concrete used in the foundations of Guyana’s multi-billion-dollar Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project, with allegations that critical structural elements at the Wales, West Bank Demerara site have failed to meet required engineering standards.

The concerns center on the concrete piles driven into the ground and the concrete poured for the foundations of the Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) plant and the 300-megawatt power plant, the two main components of the project the government says will reduce electricity costs by 50 per cent.

Information obtained by this publication from sources close to the multi-billion-dollar project, including project insiders and sub-contractors, points to potential structural integrity challenges. According to these sources, concerns have been raised regarding the concrete piles driven into the ground and the concrete poured for the foundation works at the site.