On Friday, August 9, 2024, at approximately 12:46 pm, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says it experienced two distribution feeders trips, emanating from its Vreed-en-Hoop Substation.
In a statement yesterday, GPL said that its technical team discovered entangled Medium Voltage (MV) conductors and a burnt switch at Vreed-en-Hoop. After completing remedial work, an attempt was made to re-energize the circuits, and at 2:41 pm, GPL said that it experienced a “widespread outage”.