Port Kaituma, in Region One, has been without electricity for a week and the Port Kaituma Power and Light Company (PKPL) has announced that residents should brace themselves for another two weeks without electricity. In a notice posted on the company’s Facebook page, the disruption of the power supply was blamed on a major mechanical issue.
“PKPL wishes to inform its customers that as a result of [a] major mechanical issue, power should be restored within two weeks. PKPL sincerely regrets all inconveniences caused,” the notice posted stated.
Stabroek News has been told that the engine of one of the PKPL generators has been experiencing mechanical issues, resulting in the outage.
