Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) in a release yesterday reported on a number of incidents that resulted in service interruptions in the Demerara and Berbice areas.
According to the utility, at 01:50 hrs yesterday morning, service from Success to Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, was interrupted when a feeder from the GPL Good Hope Substation tripped due to a defective transformer. However, remedial work commenced immediately to replace the transformer and power was fully restored at approximately 05:56 hrs.
On Monday, December 21, at approximately 01: 23 hrs, the L17 Transmission Line, which links GPL’s Good Hope and Colombia Substations tripped, affecting service to customers from Victoria, East Coast Demerara to Moleson Creek, Berbice. Subsequent investigations revealed that a coconut branch was trapped on the line. Incremental power restoration commenced in Berbice at 01:42 hrs and East Coast Demerara at 02:43 hrs. All areas were repowered at approximately 02:53 hrs.
