“We are ready to continue our developmental agenda” – PM Phillips as the 13th Parliament gets underway

– reiterates that citizens will get cheaper gas in 2026

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips has reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to advancing Guyana’s national development agenda, highlighting major progress in the energy sector and a renewed legislative drive to improve citizens’ quality of life.

Speaking on the side-lines of the convening of the 13th Parliament on Monday, Phillips expressed confidence in the Administration’s strengthened mandate following the recent general elections.
“This is a wonderful feeling,” he said. “I’ve been the leader of Government business in the House of Assembly for five years – from 2020 to 2025. We had our election, a democratic process. That process has been completed, and we are back stronger than before. Instead of 33 seats, we now have 36 seats in the House of Assembly, and we’re ready to continue our developmental agenda.”
On Monday, all 65 members – representing the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) as well as the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), and Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) parties – took their oaths of office before Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, thus resuming Parliament.
Phillips emphasised that the Government’s legislative focus will centre on policies designed to enhance infrastructure, housing, education, healthcare, and economic growth. “We will bring important legislation to the National Assembly, all aimed at improving the life and livelihood of all the people of Guyana and how we do business in Guyana. We’re making Guyana a better place for all Guyanese and a country where investors will want to come and invest,” he noted.
He also underscored the Administration’s ongoing energy initiatives, citing several solar power projects already being implemented across the country. “Only two days ago, I was in Essequibo, where we commissioned a five-megawatt solar facility in Onderneeming. Another three-megawatt solar facility will be commissioned soon in Charity, and in Regions Five and Six, we will have a ten-megawatt project commissioned before the end of the year,” he revealed.
Phillips further announced that the Gas-to-Energy Project is “back on schedule”, with major structural works underway. “We are pouring cement on all the foundations necessary to accommodate the large equipment. In 2026, the people of Guyana will be getting electricity at a cheaper cost than they’re paying right now from that same Gas-to-Energy Project,” the Prime Minister stated.
He credited the project’s momentum to parliamentary approval and key international partnerships, including financing from the US Export-Import Bank at a total of US$527 million, and has also set aside some G$51 billion in the 2025 Budget to advance works on the project.
“All in all, we have an agenda that will continue to bring benefits to all the people of Guyana,” he said. “Democracy has prevailed in Guyana, and we are ready to protect democracy through our continued work before the House of Assembly.”
Works have intensified at the Guyana Government’s model Gas-to-Energy (GtE) Project site, as the contractor moves to have all four gas turbines installed on-site by December.
The project is located at Wales, West Bank Demerara, where a 300-megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant and a natural gas liquids (NGL) facility are being built to utilise the rich natural gas that will be piped from the Liza Field in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana.
With the aim of reaching the extended project deadline of mid-2026, the contractor, United States (US)-based Lindsayca, has already moved into round-the-clock operations.
When completed, the US$759 million project, being constructed by Lindsayca Guyana, will see the cost of electricity slashed by half and ensure a reliable power supply.