THE supply of electricity on the East Bank and West Bank of Demerara are expected to return to normalcy today following last weekend series of power outages.Last Saturday, the Garden of Eden (GOE) operations were decommissioned due to damages sustained to the roof as a result of heavy thunder storms. The switchgear and controls were severely damaged due to the heavy downpour.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) assured that repairs are being executed to the affected areas to have normalcy restored.

Immediately after the thunder storm, GPL said engineers rapidly isolated the area and immediately secured the roof with a tarpaulin to prevent further damages.

However, the damages resulted in a significant number of customers from Hope to Timehri and Yarrowkabra on the East Bank Demerara and La Grange to Vriesland on the West Bank Demerara being de-energised for a lengthy period while alternative sources were employed.

“A team of engineers and contractors swiftly implemented a crises management plan that saw temporary roof repairs and environmental mopping up of the Control Room responsible for the switching of power into the GPL Grid areas that were affected,” the power company explained.

Testing of the affected equipment started on Sunday and the GOE operations are expected to return to normalcy by today.