The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) yesterday announced that it has started remedial work on the damaged 69 kV submarine cable which links the Vreed-en-Hoop and Kingston Substations.
The armour and insulation protection of the cable which extends to the conductors was damaged at two locations in June and August by vessels traversing the Demerara River, and due to the extent of the damage, two repair kits had to be sourced from China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC), the company that laid the cable in 2012.