The Guyana Power and Light today said that high winds have broken a number of poles on the East Coast resulting in a 60Hz shutdown of the Demerara System.
Reports of broken poles have been received from Mon Repos, Enmore, Mahaica and Mahaicony, the power company said. There is also a fault on the feeder supplying power to Prashad Nagar, Subryanville, Kitty, Alberttown and Queenstown.
In a statement, GPL said it is working to restore power to all affected areas but pleads with members of the public to avoid fallen wires and to report any network fault in their area. As the high winds continue, GPL urged all members of the public to be vigilant.
