HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon has announced that Cabinet on Tuesday approved the provision of financial resources to continue  work on the Amaila Falls access road. He was at the time speaking at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President, where he explained that the resources earmarked for the continuation of the project, were to be used for the recruitment of contractors to complete the road works.
The Cabinet Secretary said: “In essence, the provision of resources was intended to allow central government to acquire the services of a number of contractors, not one as before, but a number who would be able to assume responsibility for design and completion of their lots on the entire roadway from Linden to the site.”
Dr. Luncheon also explained that, though he was uncertain of the amount of resources approved, it would be considerably less than the US$15 million which was the first bid by Synergy Holdings, since the road would be completed in lots.
In explaining, he said, “I do recall one lot was about US$1.5 million; you must recall that the original winning bid from ‘Fip’ Motilall and Synergy was for US$15 Million. I am told  40 percent of the work has been done, and therefore you are probably looking for a submission from the new tenders for a sum significantly less than this amount.”
Just last month, Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall the President of Synergy Holding’s Inc. ,  had his US$15.4M contract to build the access road for the Amaila Falls hydroelectric plant terminated ,  for failing to perform.
In a press conference, convened shortly after, Motilall conceded that of the 161km. of road that he was contracted to build, only a total of 9 km. has been completed to specifications with the laterite already covering the roadway.
The Amaila Hydropower Project will generate reliable, affordable and clean energy for the people of Guyana for decades to come. The project is a fundamental component of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy LCDS) , and will significantly lower Guyana’s carbon footprint, while reducing the country’s long-term energy costs and exposure to imported oil price volatility. Improved electrical power reliability is essential for Guyana’s continued future development
It involves the construction of a hydropower plant in the area of west-central Guyana, where the Amaila and Kuribrong rivers meet. Electricity produced at the plant will be delivered to Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, and its second largest town, Linden, by an electric transmission line.
Construction of the plant is scheduled to begin in late 2012. It will take approximately four years to complete; one of the components include the construction of new roads and upgrading of existing ones.
A new road approximately 65 km. long will be built connecting the project site to the existing Bartica-Potaro Road. Another new road, approximately 20 km. will be constructed from the existing Mabura Hills Highway to the Essequibo River.