Large sections of the East Coast of Demerara suffered long hours without electricity yesterday, after the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) experienced a number of technical issues.
According to a post on their Facebook page, made around 9:30 am, the company related that customers from North Sophia to Success experienced an interruption to their supply of electricity due to a feeder trip, while customers from Victoria to Mahaicony also experienced an interruption due to burnt line hardware on the network.
The company said that due to the inclement weather, their efforts to perform remedial work was partially hindered.
However, around 10:40 am, the company explained that electricity was restored to customers from Industry to Success, while efforts were underway to re-power the remaining areas.
However, not too long after, the areas experienced a power outage again, and according to the company via another Facebook post made around 2:20 pm, an examination of the network revealed the cause to be a broken primary pole along the Sophia backlands.
As a result, customers from North Sophia to Success were without electricity again, as they worked towards fixing the problem.
The company said that all emergencies can be reported on 226-2600 for customers in Demerara, 333-2186 for customers in Berbice, 777-5015 for customers in Essequibo, or via WhatsApp on 608-9090.
