$4.2BILLION for oil & gas governance
DPI, Guyana – Friday, May 17, 2019
An external loan agreement between the Government of Guyana and the International Development Agency (IDA) for the sum G$4.2BILLION (US$20million) was recently approved by Cabinet. This will aid the Guyana Petroleum Resources Governance and Management Project.
Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon
According to Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, “the objective of this project is to support the legal and institutional framework as well as key institutions to manage the oil and gas sector.”
The announcement was made by Director General on Thursday at the Post-Cabinet press conference. He told the media that Cabinet directed that the agreement, presented by Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan be laid in the National Assembly.
The Guyana Petroleum Resources Governance and Management Project is supported by the World Bank and aims to enhance government’s capacity to achieve its management goals for the sector.
There are four components to the project. These are
- enhancement of legal framework and stakeholder engagement
- capacity building of key institutions
- enhancement of fiscal management and project management
- provide support and enhance procurement, financial management, safeguards management, monitoring and evaluation capacity through the provision to the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and the Department of Energy.
The project was approved by the World Bank on March 29, 2019.
Anara Khan
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