GPL investigates system shut down

Georgetown: The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) suffered another shutdown of its Demerara network. The power company says Tuesday night there was a shutdown of its 60 Hz system.  The entire 60 Hz areas in Georgetown, the East Coast, East Bank, West Bank, and West Coast Demerara were affected.

“The power plant had to be kept off-line to allow for an inspection of the damage and to determine what was safe to re-energize and GPL is investigating.”