Storm caused power outages, low voltage

GPL’s Network Operations Manager Shaun Hamlet (left), Director of Operations Elwyn Marshal (centre) and CEO Bharat Dindyal addressing the news conference yesterday

Outages experienced around Georgetown and along the East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Thursday were as a result of the weather system, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said yesterday, laying to rest speculation that the company’s distribution system was to blame.

During a press conference held by the company yesterday, CEO Bharat Dindyal said the weather system—heavy rain and high winds—wreaked havoc,