[Video] GPL seeing system improvements, says Deputy CEO

Technicians placing meters on poles. Whether this will be permanent is yet to be determined.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) Aeshwar Deonarine is pointing to huge improvements in the power company’s systems thanks to a number of plans for the upcoming Christmas season and new year.

These plans include the upgrading of power supplies, renewed maintenance works, and a crackdown on electricity theft in Guyana.

Currently, the generation site in Demerara has its peak in the evenings at about 79 megawatts, Deonarine said. This rate is expected to rise to