Electricity restored to Demerara and Berbice after glitch

─ GPL working to assess the situation

By Shaquille Bourne

DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL Inc.) has effectively restored electricity supply to the counties of Demerara and Berbice following a temporary fault in the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System.
According to Public Relations Officer (ag) within GPL, Wadecia Donald, at 08:35hrs on Tuesday, Demerara and Berbice were affected by power outages. Restoration efforts commenced at 08:45hrs in Demerara and at 08:38hrs in Berbice.
Over in Berbice, power was eventually restored almost immediately, except for villages from Cumberland to Auchlyne. The remaining communities had the restoration of their electricity at 11:19hrs. On the other hand, the county of Demerara was fully repowered at 11:16hrs.
Engineers within the company are currently working to fully assess the cause of the power outages and the electricity company is expected to issue a press release at the completion of that assessment.

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