THE Guyana Power and Light is advising consumers to be wary of a certain development regarding the presence of false GPL employees accessing premises presumably with mischief on their minds.The entity has received an upsurge in complaints of persons posing as employees of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), making false disclosures about faulty meters, and soliciting money by making false promises to consumers.

In a telephone interview with Sheldon Wickham, an investigator attached to GPL, it was discovered that there have been “several complaints of persons visiting homes of consumers, making various claims of electricity theft, and soliciting money so as to go past (defer) any further action.”

This increase in the number of complaints began last month when, according to Wickham, persons visited the GPL with video footage of persons loitering in their yards, who pass themselves off as GPL employees when challenged.

One consumer who was subjected to this experience told this publication yesterday that, while he was out, persons were checking his meter, but when they were confronted by his neighbours, they passed themselves off as GPL staffers.

Wickham has advised that: “Persons who (are) checking GPL meters should be wearing some form of identification, whether it is a photograph and a badge that states that they are employed with GPL’s Loss Reduction Department, as a loss reduction technician.”

(Navendra Seoraj)