Dear Editor,
I refer to a letter captioned “Does GPL have adequate reserve capacity for Cricket World Cup?” (07.01.26), and wish to correct the writer’s presumptions.
The information he referred to which is published on the GPL website (www.gplinc.com) identifies our peak demand to date as 98 Megawatts (MW). This is the combined demand for our entire system in Berbice, Demerara and Essequibo. The date quoted by your writer (CEO’s comments SN 2007.01.11) concern the Demerara interconnected system alone, and it was computed based on our projections and available capacity.
Reserve requirement is a function of the configuration of the grid, the size of individual units and power plants, along with company or regulatory standards. GPL’s reserves requirement is premised on the size of the two largest units available. The 11 MW reserve capacity meets this criterion, and of course, this is supported by the historical availability of our generating machines.
GPL is satisfied that the company has taken the necessary measures to adequately meet the projected requirements for CWC 2007.
Yours faithfully,
Bharat Dindyal
Chief Executive Officer
Guyana Power and Light Inc.
