GPL awards contracts to improve electricity transmission grid
The state-owned Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. announced on Friday night that it has invested US$422.2 million to "significantly ...
Tag: Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS)
Electricity generators to undergo “staggered” maintenance; new transmission-distribution network in pipeline
Several electricity generators that serve the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS), stretching from Parika to Moleson Creek, are to be taken ...
Kingston power station generator burnt but no need to worry about blackouts -Indar
A burnt section of electrical components at PPDI's generation plant in Kingston, Georgetown. Fire severely damaged a 5.5 megawatt (MW) ...
Guyana to hire Cuban engineers to stabilise electricity sector
President Irfaan Ali on Friday announced that government has turned to Cuba for engineers to help manage the Guyana Power ...
Guyana to hire Turkish barge to ease blackouts
The Guyana government is finalising a deal with a Turkish company to rent a 36 megawatt barge, in an effort ...
GPL submarine cable back in operation
The 69kV submarine cable in the final stage of repairs The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) on Saturday announced ...
GPL board gets ready to purchase power from Gifltand, but Giftland boss says that’s lip service
As Guyanese businesses and residents in Demerara and Berbice brace themselves for more blackouts, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) ...
Blackouts again as GPL loses 23 megawatts
The Kingston Power Plant. Thousands of residents and businesses in Demerara and Berbice will experience another round of blackouts because ...
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