With Bartica reeling from blackouts after the failure of two generators, the Mayor of the town wants the relocation of the GPL facility so there is no pollution in the commercial zone.
Just four months after it was declared a new town and with promises to transform it into a renewable energy centre, the Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) town is enduring lengthy blackouts.
A statement from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) on Saturday said that following two Guyana Power and Light (GPL) engine failures it would lend support. The MPI statement said that the MPI ministers had been briefed by GPL about the failures and were taking steps to remedy the situation as soon as possible.
