By Marcelle Thomas
As Guyana Power and Light (GPL) consumers across the country continue to grapple with the nearly daily blackouts, government yesterday announced that it is close to sealing a two-year deal with Turkish power supply company – Karpowership – for 36 megawatts (MW) from a ship to help offset peak demand.
“We are focusing heavily on ensuring the current capacity we have is maximised. That involves bringing into production, some of the units that were bought and have not been brought online. They told me that hopefully by Saturday they should be able to get most of the equipment up and running again that will allow us to have the capacity based on peak demand,” Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told a press conference.