The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has procured several pieces of equipment which will go towards the completion of its 26-megawatt power plant at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara (WBD), which it expects to be operational by next April.
Once up and running, the power plant will support the Georgetown system, and then the Berbice system once the two systems are linked. Generation capacity for Georgetown will move from 80 megawatts to 106 megawatts, which means a far more efficient and reliable electricity supply. Essequibo will not benefit from this investment,