DESTRUCTION of electrical poles, coupled with the age-old network has impacted heavily on the electricity-distribution system, and this has led to Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, calling on motorists to exercise care and avoid crashing into the poles. During a media briefing on Tuesday on the recent spate of power outages, the minister said some of the latest road accidents have resulted in the destruction of the GPL’s electricity poles.
“Guyana is a very unique place when it comes to power-generation, the amount of traffic accidents we have often destroys our electrical poles. Just a few days ago, a young man died when he ran into a pole and when that happened, it affected the system, so these are all issues which we have to address holistically, so we’re working to protect our poles and are asking persons to be cautious when they’re driving, as well,” Minister Patterson said.
The minister explained that during the recent spate of power outages, which was caused by one of the feeder lines at Vlissingen road coming into contact with the main transmission line, there were numerous complaints from consumers.
The Public Infrastructure Minister pointed out that his administration inherited the poor system from the former government, and is working to address it. Minister Patterson said with this upgrade, Guyanese can rest assured of improved power distribution along the coast. (GINA)