Another blackout crisis in Guyana?

Nov 01, 2010 Letters

Dear Editor,
I am penning this letter during what has appeared to be another blackout crisis in Berbice and I daresay Guyana. It’s sad, really. The entire Canje area along with the Corentyne has been without electricity since before 5pm (Friday, 29-10-10), and to this point (9.13pm 29-10-10), no power.
It came on but went off within a few seconds. This has happened the same day when we all read in the papers that the power company is experiencing another power crunch and that more money would be spent to acquire more oil-guzzling generating sets. We are hearing again that more power is needed and that the much touted Kingston power plant was not the life saviour much of us thought that it would be, especially for Georgetown customers.
Don’t even ask me about the Skeldon Factory. Clearly, that has not made any difference for Berbicians. As I type this letter, I very well believe that the entire Berbice area has been ‘blacked- out’. I tried calling GPL’s Transmission Control at the Canefield Power Station (327-7182) for almost two hours; the number has been continuously engaged. My guess is that the poor personnel at Canefield took it off the hook (as they always do during a power crisis, especially if the blackout lasts for several hours).
Just the other night (Wednesday, 27-10-10) in the morning hours, there was another blackout which lasted several hours.
But Berbicians would sit back and take anything. Berbicians don’t ever like to speak out. Who dares to speak out against this atrocity of the blackout culture in this place? Who dares to put pen to paper to expose the shabby service of GPL which has been evident in long blackout periods. We have a set of lazy Chambers of Commerce that remain silent during these blackout crises. They come forward and say nothing to GPL or the Government. We have businessmen and concerned citizens who shut their mouths and remain quiet. One man writing letters to the press cannot do anything much except to highlight a plight, Berbicians are too familiar with on a daily and annual basis.
Christmas 2010 season begins on Monday, November 1. This is going to be a tough one as it relates to the delivery of power to Berbicians and Guyanese as a whole.
The power has not been restored. It’s time to wrap up. It may never come back on until tomorrow (Saturday, 30-10-10) morning.
Most of New Amsterdam is currently without power. East Bank Berbice has been without power for nearly 24 hours now. That’s the latest on this crisis from Berbice. Time to get my lamps ready for tonight.
Leon Suseran

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