Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh on Friday announced that government will this year begin a phased increase of electricity rates for residents in Linden and in the Berbice River, to bring them in line with what Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) grid customers already pay.
He disclosed the plan while presenting this year’s $192.8 billion budget in the National Assembly.
“…Over the past several years since the privatisation of the bauxite operations in Linden and the Berbice River, government has been subsidising electricity rates in these communities,” he said.
