GUYANA Power and Light Inc.(GPL) yesterday reported that at about 20:56 hrs on Monday, a line-tripped along two Kingston feeders (F3 and F4) resulted in an interruption in the supply of electricity to customers in Kingston, Cummingsburg, Alberttown, Lacytown and Werk-en-Rust.A thorough investigation of the feeders revealed five burnt switches that are suspected to have occurred as a result of a lightning strike.

However, the feeders were isolated and restoration efforts commenced on Monday night at about 22:16hrs in Kingston with the last area being repowered at 22:57hrs, GPL said.

Remedial works began around noon on Tuesday and were successfully completed by 13:00hrs, during which time an interruption in the supply of electricity to sections of Lacytown and Werk-en-Rust was unavoidable, GPL added.