The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) expects that rehabilitation work on the severed 69kV submarine cable link between the Vreed-en-Hoop and Kingston substations will be completed by today, Bharat Harjohn, Director of Power Generation and Distribution at GPL, has said.
On Monday, Harjohn told Stabroek News that 80% of repairs had been completed.
According to Harjohn, the crew is on schedule to meet the deadline providing that there were no challenges. He explained that during the initial stages of the repairs, there were some difficulties in locating the ends of the cable and working during the tide.