The decline in gas supply is driving a transition for industry. (Image: NZME)The Government’s $1.2 billion gas-transition lending scheme could cut borrowing costs for some businesses by about one percentage point, although industry figures say uptake may be slow and the guarantee will not make every fuel-switching project economic.The scheme opened to applications last Friday through ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank and Westpac. The Crown will guarantee 80% of participating banks’ losses on eligible loans of up to $50 million.It is aimed at a problem extending well beyond the country’s largest industrial u...