System-wide blackout blamed on failures at Garden of Eden, Kingston plants

Prime Minister Mark Phillips (standing at right) getting an update from System Control and Operations Manager Navin Deonarayan (in helmet) (Office of the Prime Minister photo)

On Good Friday, there were protracted power outages due to system failures at GPL’s substations in Kingston, Georgetown, and Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara.

This was made known by Guyana Power and Light (GPL) System Control and Operations Manager, Navin Deonarayan, during a video update following the nationwide  outage.

He informed that “at approximately 2.44 hours, GPL experienced a trip at the Kingston Power Plant due to a damaged cable.”