The Essequibo Coast is once again being plagued by frequent blackouts, which have caused enormous losses for business owners and have disrupted the daily lives of residents.
Communities from Charity to Supenaam have been plagued by the blackouts, which last up to six hours. Electricity is supplied to villages from Charity to Devonshire Castle from 7pm to 12pm, while villages from Hampton Court to Supenaam are supplied power from 12pm to 6am.
Stabroek News was told that the outages are due to the Number 1 generator, located at Anna Regina, not functioning. However, when Stabroek News tried to make contact with the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) Essequibo Branch, all the lines were down and when contact was made with the Power House, this newspaper was told that as a result of