Attempt to burn down GPL’s Good Hope facility

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 16:06 by Written By Denis Chabrol

Efforts were made to burn down a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) facility at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, police said Wednesday.

The Guyana Police Force said they visited the facility on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 and during enquiries, discovered four glass bottles containing a liquid suspected to be kerosene, with pieces of cloth attached, in the vicinity of the transmission line. A black lighter, a saw frame and several pieces of broken glass bottles were also found in the area, police added.

Up to late Wednesday afternoon, the power company and the Ministry of Public Utilities did not say there was an incident at that sub-station that serves East Coast Demerara. However, the Guyana Police Force said the arson attempt occurred Tuesday night at about 10:45.

Police said initial investigations revealed that a 49-year-old GPL operator was alerted by security guards to a fire in the vicinity of the facility’s main transmission line. Investigators were informed that the operator subsequently conducted checks and observed a fire near the transmission line, which reportedly lasted approximately three minutes.

The Guyana Fire Service was contacted to assist with the investigation, and efforts are ongoing to identify and locate the person or persons responsible, police said.

Police also said CCTV cameras were observed in the vicinity and will be reviewed as part of the ongoing investigations.