2nd gas pipeline to land at mouth of Berbice River – Finance Minister

– says will trigger new wave of industrial boom in region

The country’s second gas pipeline will land at the mouth of the Berbice River in Region Six, a move set to trigger a new wave of industrial activity, according to Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh. The Minister was at the time speaking during a television interview on the National Communications Network (NCN), Berbice where he underscored that Region Six is positioned for major transformation over the next five years, with energy-led development expected to unlock new industries and large-scale investment. Minister Singh emphasised the transformative impact. “Imagine that the gas pipeline will be landing at the mouth of the Berbice River… that will deliver enough gas for us to build another Gas-to-Energy (GtE) Project once the power demand is there,” he said. The project is expected to support bauxite processing, agro-processing, fertiliser production and data centres, creating significant employment opportunities for the surrounding communities. Budget 2026, themed ‘Putting People First,’ also prioritises transport and infrastructure upgrades to support this growth. Key initiatives include the construction of a new bridge across the Berbice River, upgrades to the Corentyne corridor from Palmyra to Moleson Creek, enhanced farm-to-market roads and the potential development of the Corentyne River Bridge with Suriname. Back in November 2025, President Dr Irfaan Ali had announced that Guyana will build a second GtE pipeline, one to be routed through Berbice, before the end of the decade, describing the project as a national undertaking that will “break every single record in the world” in its speed of delivery. He signalled that the new pipeline is no longer an aspiration but a defined target within the Government’s wider energy and industrialisation strategy.
The announcement places Berbice at the centre of Guyana’s next phase of energy expansion, as the Government prepares for a fivefold increase in national electricity demand by 2030. Ali added that a robust, diversified economy cannot emerge without “cheap, reliable, clean energy”, and the GtE platform, now set to include a separate Berbice line, is the bedrock on which the country’s industrial ambitions will be built. “Cheap, reliable, clean energy is the bedrock of industrialisation,” he said. “It is the key to transforming our export baskets, to powering factories, to enabling manufacturing, agro-processing and value-added production and to supporting modern infrastructure.” The President framed the pipeline announcement within what he called “arguably the most transformative decade in our nation’s history.” He pointed to the scale of infrastructure now in motion – roads, bridges, ports, digital systems, energy projects – and said the decisions being taken today will define “the destiny of generations to come.” The Berbice gas line will form part of a massive national energy buildout that includes a 300-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle plant, the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, large-scale solar farms, mini-grids and upgraded transmission and control systems.