On Wednesday, at approximately 10:48 am, the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) experienced a shutdown due to a trip on the L16 Transmission Line, which links the Company’s New Sophia to Good Hope Substations.
A statement from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said that at the time of the trip, the Transmission Line was transferring approximately 16 Megawatts of generation.