GPL today said that Bartica and parts of Georgetown were affected by power cuts this morning after several problems.
The release follows:
“Early this morning at around 05:30am, Bartica customers were without power due to the functioning Caterpillar Unit being taken offline due to mechanical problems. The Unit was taken offline to perform investigations and corrective repairs and is scheduled to be online by 18:00hrs today.
“In recognition of the rapid increase in demand for electricity in Bartica, GPL since last year added a third generating unit to supplement the two existing units. Prior to the occurrences of today, sections of the community were experiencing periodic power outages due to technical difficulties being experienced with two (2) Units, which resulted in the Station not being able to satisfy total power demand. Repairs are ongoing on these units and one should be back in operation by Sunday, 27th January. Two operating units are sufficient to satisfy total demand. The third will be restored shortly and will be kept on standby.
“In a separate incident today at approximately 09:11hrs, customers in Lamaha Springs & Park, River View & Alexander Village to Nandy Park experienced a power outage due to a damaged high voltage cable. The cable was damaged by contractors removing vegetation on the Sophia Dam. All affected customers were re-powered from alternative sources within two hours.
“GPL apologizes for the inconvenienced caused.“
