THE Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) said yesterday that the Demerara/Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) experienced a shutdown on August 20 at 16:37 hrs, 17:46 hrs and 20:25 hrs, resulting from some unknown fault(s) emanating from the West Bank Demerara distribution system.The company took the decision during the last shutdown to isolate the West Bank areas from La Retraite to La Grange in an effort to safeguard the Demerara and Berbice grids.
Because of this fault, customers residing in this block have been without electricity since late Thursday afternoon, the GPL has said, although it was engaged in a thorough investigation of distribution lines and line hardware from La Retraite to La Grange, in an effort to find the primary fault (s) which contributed to Thursday’s system disturbance.

RE-POWERED
Yesterday, at 12:30 hrs, GPL was able to rectify the fault and successfully re-power customers from La Retraite to La Grange, W.B.D., after an extended outage on the previous day.

Since investigations revealed no significant defects which could have resulted in yesterday’s disturbance, the utility company will thoroughly examine the distribution system linking the communities to its Vreed-en-Hoop Substation.

Accordingly, GPL apologises for the inconvenience caused, and reaffirms its commitment to deliver quality service and continuous improvements to its valued customers.
(Michel Outridge)