GPL recorded more blackouts, for longer durations in 2016

Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) yesterday reported that there were more blackouts and for longer durations last year than in the previous year.

This disclosure was made when GPL presented its operating standards and performance targets yesterday to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) at the Cara Lodge, where it reported that it fell short of most of its targets for 2016.

Addressing the issue of customer interruptions, Deputy CEO (Technical) Elwyn Marshall pointed out that while the company had set a target of 75 for the System Average Interruption Frequency (SAIFI)—representing the total number of customers served divided by the total number of interruptions—the final figure stood at 118.6, compared with 99.8 in 2015.