GPL laying submarine cable in Demerara River

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) is advising mariners that it has mobilised the barge Ansar  to lay a submarine cable across the Demerara River and as such they should exercise caution when navigating this area.

In a press release, the company said the cable will be linking the Kingston Power Plant to the Vreed-en-Hoop Installation between co-ordinates  latitude 06 degrees 49’ 24”N and longitude