Line malfunction causes Demerara power outage

A major power failure that left customers on the Demerara Interconnected System (DIS) in darkness for nearly two hours on Thursday evening.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) yesterday said the cause of the power failure lay in the malfunctioning of one of two transmission lines between Sophia and Garden of Eden, resulting in a shutdown of the DIS around 10:32pm Thursday night.

In a press release, the company announced that a detailed inspection was