THE Guyana Power and Light Inc. says Monday night’s blackout was caused by entangled mains and burst conductors within close proximity to its Kingston power plant.

In a statement, GPL apologised to citizens, explaining that Monday evening, at approximately 19:39hrs; the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) experienced a system shutdown as a result of entangled mains and burst conductors.

Power was restored at approximately 21:00hrs with the exception of areas fed by feeders out of the Kingston plant. As a precautionary measure, these circuits had to be de-energised to facilitate repairs, which resulted in some sections of Georgetown being repowered at approximately 00:27hrs. GPL said it remains cognisant of the inconvenience this interruption caused and offered sincere apologies.