THE Ministry of Public Infrastructure has noted the circulation of videos on social media purportedly showing the removal of street lights within Region Three villages.
However, the Ministry, in a press release on Monday, set the record straight with regards to what was seen occurring in the videos.

“The Ministry wishes to inform the residents between La Grange and Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, Region no. 3, that the electrical contractors are currently removing all metallic poles in close proximity to all of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) 13.8kV express feeder due to the risks these pose to the maintenance crews,” the Ministry said.

It said that additionally, the lights are being reinstalled by Skytec Enterprise International Inc., Thomas Electrical Construction and Manufacturing and JJ Electrical Contracting Service for a period of ten days, all things being equal, and that works are expected to conclude on the 22nd of July, 2020. “According to the contracts, the contractors are required to re-establish highway lighting networks using GPL’s wooden lantern poles,” the release said.
“The Electrical Department, therefore, condemns all social media posts that seek to defame the name of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s Electrical Department,” the Ministry said.