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GUYANA Power & Light Inc. (GPL) apologised yesterday for consistent outages, which left several Georgetown wards and environs without electricity for more than six hours at a time on Sunday. The utility, in a press statement, said the series of interruptions affected service in Georgetown, East Coast, West Coast and parts of West Bank and East Bank, all in Demerara.
GPL recalled that, as was noted in a press release sent out on Friday evening, significant temporary works were necessary in the Sophia 69 kv substation and on various feeders to allow construction under the Infrastructure Development Project (IDP) to proceed.
The statement said GPL was able to, substantially, complete all these modifications, but as the Demerara System was being reintegrated, a series of problems were encountered.
The release added that the problems included frequency converter, transmission line and feeder issues.
However, electricity was restored to all areas by 20:25hrs. GPL thanked consumers for their patience and understanding as they endeavour to construct new facilities to improve service.
The statement said planned outages last Tuesday enabled GPL to modify feeders serving the East Coast Demerara to provide a safe corridor for a new transmission line to be constructed between Sophia and Good Hope.
TEMPORARY FACILITIES
It said the planned outages on Sunday allowed the company to construct temporary facilities at its 38-year-old Sophia 69 kv substation to permit expansion work to progress safely in a live environment.
GPL said they also facilitated stringing of conductors on various sections of a new transmission line between Sophia and South Georgetown.
“These particular sections require the new transmission line to cross existing 13.8 kv feeders serving South Georgetown and parts of the East Bank,” GPL said.
The statement said the planned outages on Sunday were the most widespread envisaged under the IDP and construction work is now expected to progress
rapidly at the old and new Sophia substations and on new transmission lines to the East Coast and within Georgetown.
GPL said, again, it wishes to thank its valued customers for their patience and understanding and would like to take this opportunity to advise consumers that the frequency conversion of the Kingston 22mw Wartsila Power Plant is progressing according to plan.
It said the second 5.5 mw generator was released on Sunday evening for necessary works, on completion of conversion of the first generator and the entire 22mw plant is expected to be operating at 60 hz by the end of July.
GPL said network conversion is also moving apace with Bel Air Park completed and preparatory
work being done in sections of Kingston and, on completion of Kingston, attention will turn to Cummings Street.
Consumers, as always, will be advised of the progress of the frequency conversion, as it affects their supply and GPL expects that the Georgetown supply frequency will be standardised at 60 hz by the end of July.
GPL recalled that, as was noted in a press release sent out on Friday evening, significant temporary works were necessary in the Sophia 69 kv substation and on various feeders to allow construction under the Infrastructure Development Project (IDP) to proceed.
The statement said GPL was able to, substantially, complete all these modifications, but as the Demerara System was being reintegrated, a series of problems were encountered.
The release added that the problems included frequency converter, transmission line and feeder issues.
However, electricity was restored to all areas by 20:25hrs. GPL thanked consumers for their patience and understanding as they endeavour to construct new facilities to improve service.
The statement said planned outages last Tuesday enabled GPL to modify feeders serving the East Coast Demerara to provide a safe corridor for a new transmission line to be constructed between Sophia and Good Hope.
TEMPORARY FACILITIES
It said the planned outages on Sunday allowed the company to construct temporary facilities at its 38-year-old Sophia 69 kv substation to permit expansion work to progress safely in a live environment.
GPL said they also facilitated stringing of conductors on various sections of a new transmission line between Sophia and South Georgetown.
“These particular sections require the new transmission line to cross existing 13.8 kv feeders serving South Georgetown and parts of the East Bank,” GPL said.
The statement said the planned outages on Sunday were the most widespread envisaged under the IDP and construction work is now expected to progress
rapidly at the old and new Sophia substations and on new transmission lines to the East Coast and within Georgetown.
GPL said, again, it wishes to thank its valued customers for their patience and understanding and would like to take this opportunity to advise consumers that the frequency conversion of the Kingston 22mw Wartsila Power Plant is progressing according to plan.
It said the second 5.5 mw generator was released on Sunday evening for necessary works, on completion of conversion of the first generator and the entire 22mw plant is expected to be operating at 60 hz by the end of July.
GPL said network conversion is also moving apace with Bel Air Park completed and preparatory
work being done in sections of Kingston and, on completion of Kingston, attention will turn to Cummings Street.
Consumers, as always, will be advised of the progress of the frequency conversion, as it affects their supply and GPL expects that the Georgetown supply frequency will be standardised at 60 hz by the end of July.
