Government is yet to finalise the financial contract and date for breaking ground for the multi-million dollar ReGen facility at the George Town landfill, according to the chief officer in the Health and Wellness Ministry.
Speaking in Finance Committee on Wednesday, Pouchie shared that government does not have an actual “[breaking ground] date” for the project to commence construction.
Pouchie, responding to questions from Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart who asked for an update on the project, did say that government is continuing with the capping and the remediation of the George Town landfill.
“That’s what you’re seeing in progress now, that continues up until 2022. We have not yet reached financial close with respect to the main waste to energy plant and that aspect of the programme,” Pouchie said, as McTaggart asked if the timeline for the project will be pushed further back.
“We do not have an actual break date for that yet. We do have to reach financial close to be able to have that contract finalised before we can do that,” she added.
While she did not respond to the impact on the project’s timeline, Pouchie said, “the actual date for the close of that financial contract is the end of September, so we have not yet reached that point”.
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