???? 據(jù)2月2日Oil Now報道，圭亞那政府計劃在德梅拉拉西岸的威爾士鋪設(shè)一條天然氣管道，預(yù)計這將對制造業(yè)產(chǎn)生轉(zhuǎn)型效應(yīng)，并使該行業(yè)在區(qū)域內(nèi)更具競爭力。伊爾法恩·阿里總統(tǒng)表示，這將是石油和天然氣行業(yè)的附帶利益之一。

????近日，世界銀行威爾士分部所在的第三地區(qū)將出現(xiàn)大規(guī)模的開發(fā)，這將創(chuàng)造重大機遇和涓滴效應(yīng)。這指的是建立天然氣發(fā)電設(shè)施的計劃。

????阿里表示:“你將看到農(nóng)業(yè)設(shè)施、農(nóng)業(yè)加工設(shè)施的發(fā)展。天然氣運輸?shù)窖睾５貐^(qū)，將有助于該地區(qū)邁向工業(yè)化。我們有一個國家能源計劃, 旨在將能源成本降低近50%至60%，使圭亞那現(xiàn)在成為該地區(qū)內(nèi)具有競爭力的制造業(yè)包裝和加工地區(qū)，并將所有這些地域和社群優(yōu)勢與國家能源計劃結(jié)合起來。”

????這一觀點與圭亞那制造和服務(wù)協(xié)會(GMSA)的呼吁不期而合，該協(xié)會呼吁解決電力的高成本問題。

????GMSA總裁希亞姆 諾克塔指出：“圭亞那正處于前所未有的轉(zhuǎn)型臨界點。預(yù)計經(jīng)濟增長將翻兩番，巨大的機遇向所有圭亞那人開放。作為一個地方私營部門，我們不應(yīng)只著眼于指數(shù)增長，而應(yīng)聯(lián)合起來實現(xiàn)漸進式增長，這樣我們才能具有競爭力。值得注意的是，能源的高成本一直是制造業(yè)擴張和增值的一個關(guān)鍵障礙。”

????他表示:“政府為解決可靠和穩(wěn)定的電力問題采取的積極措施令GMSA感到鼓舞，制造業(yè)期待著天然氣發(fā)電的推廣。”

????王佳晶 摘譯自O(shè)il Now

????原文如下：

????Gas-to-shore could transform Guyana into regional manufacturing powerhouse

????The plans by the Guyana government to land a natural gas pipeline at Wales, on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD) is expected to have a transformational effect on manufacturing, and result in the sector becoming more competitive regionally. This is according to President Irfaan Ali, who said this will be one of the spin-off benefits of the oil and gas industry.

????Recently, the President said that Region Three, in which Wales, WBD is located, will see massive developments that will create significant opportunities and a trickle-down effect. He was referring to plans for the establishment of a natural gas power generation facility.

????“You will see development of agro-facilities, agro-processing facilities…,” he had stated. Gas-to-shore, he continued, would result in industrialization. “We have a national energy plan that is looking at reducing the cost of energy by almost 50 to 60 percent, making Guyana now a competitive area for manufacturing within the region for packaging and processing and integrating the opportunities in all these islands and communities with that national energy plan.”

????This view coincides with calls from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), for the high cost of electricity to be addressed.

????“Guyana is on the cusp of transformation never seen before. Growth is expected to quadruple and immense opportunities open up for all Guyanese. As a local private sector, we need to not look towards only exponential growth but organise ourselves for evolutionary growth so that we can be competitive,” President of the GMSA, Shyam Nokta recently said.

????Nokta pointed out that the high cost of energy has always been a critical barrier to the expansion of manufacturing and value addition.

????“The GMSA is encouraged by Government’s proactive steps towards addressing reliable and stable electricity,” he said, emphasising that the manufacturing body looks forward to the roll out of natural gas-generated energy.