4-hour service intervals as GPL pushes to restore power in Bartica

The power supply for residents of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) was expected to be restored on Tuesday evening after the Bartica Power Plant lost two of its three engines on Monday, significantly weakening the plant’s power output.
In a statement on Monday the Guyana Power and Light Inc stated, “due to two engines being unavailable at the Bartica Power Plant, there will be 4-hour intervals of service within the township.”
The Guyana Power and Light Inc on Tuesday assured residents that their team of technicians are working tirelessly to expedite the required repairs and return to normalcy within the shortest possible time.

Speaking with this publication, Bartica’s Mayor Anthony Murray said that the power plant’s Caterpillar engine, which was inoperative for some time now was scheduled to be running by 20:00h on Tuesday night. As such he noted with two engines running the plant will be able to supply the electricity demand of the township.
“We should have normalcy by 8pm tonight [Tuesday], we will have two machines in the system. We will have the Caterpillar, one of the engines that will be onstream and the Cummings that is carrying the load right now, so both of them will have the capacity to carry the megawatts” the mayor stated.
Additionally, the Mayor revealed that a team of mechanics have been servicing the second unit that shutdown on Monday. In this regard, he noted that all three of the engines at the plant should be operational by today restoring the power plant’s power supply to 100 per cent.