The recent spate of countrywide power outages is a concern for government and has seen Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo seeking answers from the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) and requesting Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson to submit a report on the matter.
“Yesterday [Thursday], the Prime Minister, who is performing the duties of President, requested of the Minister of Public Infrastructure, a report on the blackouts that were taking place. We did ask GPL to provide us with a report on what was happening in relation to these blackouts,” Minister of State Joseph Harmon told a post-Cabinet press conference.
GPL has said that the power outages are the result of