GPL blames fallen suspension insulator for blackout

Blackout woes continue

… power restored in all communities

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said a fallen suspension insulator on a 69KV transmission line in Sophia, Greater Georgetown, resulted in fault conditions on three transmission lines, causing electricity interruptions in Demerara and Berbice on Friday.

The incident occurred sometime around 08:15h. The power company, in a statement, said restorative efforts commenced around 09:00h and all affected customers were repowered by 12:00h.

The statement added that customers in Lamaha Gardens, Greater Georgetown; Sophia, Greater Georgetown; and Success, East Coast Demerara experienced delayed power outages. The extended delay was due to remedial works on the structure bearing the damaged line hardware which concluded around 13:00h and power was subsequently restored approximately 30 minutes later.

The company also takes this opportunity to assure customers that significant resources are being directed towards addressing the vulnerability of the transmission network to faults of this nature, the statement concluded.

Following the blackout, several persons took to social media to complain about the constant power outages.

The power outages are not only limited to the fallen or faulty power lines rather sometimes villages would be hours without power with no explanation from the company.