Norconsult report on Amaila not ‘decision document’ – Norway

Norway says the Norconsult report on the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) is not a “decision document” but merely says that the project is worth another look. This is according to Per Pharo, Director of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative, in response to questions from Stabroek News on Oslo’s position on the Norconsult report which championed the controversial project.

Norway’s position would appear to give the Guyana Government flexibility in deciding the way forward. Since the report has been issued, the government has used it to buttress its position against the AFHP, although the overwhelming position of Norconsult is in favour of the AFHP. Norconsult was hired to do a facts-based review of the project given the contention in Guyana over whether the project was feasible.