A private contractor was yesterday shocked while carrying out works for the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL).
According to a GPL release, at 12:31hrs yesterday, private contractors were working within the vicinity of the L2 transmission line between the Old Sophia Substation and the Golden Grove Substation when the equipment being used came into contact with the L2 transmission line. A contractor, Michael Ifill consequently suffered an electrical shock and sustained injuries. He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was admitted and is receiving medical treatment.
As a result of the incident, the L2 Transmission Line tripped, causing an abrupt loss of power transfer from the Garden of Eden Power Station to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System.
During the time of the trip, the parallel 69kV Transmission line (L4) which also stretches between the Sophia and Golden Grove Substations was undergoing scheduled maintenance and therefore was unable to substitute for the abrupt loss of the L2 transmission line.
Restoration commenced at 12:50 hrs within central Georgetown with the last area within Demerara being repowered at 14:30 hrs. Within Berbice, a fault occurred on the transmission line linking Onverwagt and Canefield Substations which has delayed the restoration of power to some customers.
