RESIDENTS of Ogleton Dam in Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice are seeking compensation from Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) following a prolonged period of outage which took them by surprise.

According to them, last Friday employees of the electricity company went into the area at 10:30 hours and disconnected the current from all the 68 houses along Ogleton Dam and when enquiries were made they were told that there is a high level of theft and the supplier resorted to disconnecting the supplies.

Some irate residents, who claimed that they were unable to get an audience with the GPL Berbice authorities, formed a team on Monday evening and visited the home of Region 6 (East Berbice/Corentyne) Chairman Permaul Armogan in Coburg Street, New Amsterdam, to voice their concern.
They said Mr. Armogan listened to their complaint and made telephone calls to the GPL officials in the presence of his unexpected guests and later told them the power would be restored on Tuesday November 26.
Armogan was able to calm the anger that arose among the complainants after the restoration.
Now the consumers are claiming that they suffered losses in the form of meat, fish and dairy products spoilage over the four-day long blackout and want to be compensated by the utility.
They said they intend to lead a delegation to the GPL Office in Berbice shortly to air their concerns.
Written By Michael Khan