When the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) becomes responsible for Linden’s power supply residents will likely see higher rates.
This is according to GPL’s Divisional Director of Operations Elwyn Marshall, who was at the time delivering remarks at the opening of a five-day workshop for network technicians in Linden yesterday. According to Marshall, the takeover is inevitable. “…With hydro being touted and all the rest of it, when the power will be coming from way up in the interior passing through Linden going into town, it seems to make sense that you got one authority that is responsible for all the transmission and distribution,” he said.
Marshall said he was not aware of a set timeline for the takeover or what the cost for consumption will be for domestic and commercial purposes. However, he was certain that Linden residents would have to pay higher rates. He noted that since the latter days of
