Key GPL feeder breaker fails

A 13.8 kV feeder breaker at the Sophia substation suffered a failure at approximately 00:57 hrs yesterday morning resulting in a power loss which affected service to customers in Berbice and sections of East Demerara, according to the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).

It was the latest in a string of failures at GPL despite promises by the corporation and the government of improvements.

Customers residing in West Demerara were not affected, a release from GPL said yesterday.