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GPL energizes submarine cable
– promises adequate power supply for Xmas
Guyana is being promised an adequate supply of electricity during the Christmas season as Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has begun to energize the US $5M submarine cable which runs across the Demerara River.
GPL‘s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bharat Dindyal assured that “Georgetown is already covered for the season.”
Dindyal explained that the cable has already been powered from Kingston to the Substation in Vreed-en-Hoop and completion is likely within the next two weeks.
The CEO stressed that West Demerara will be benefitting tremendously from the cable which is said to weigh over 100 tonnes that has the capacity to deliver over 150MW.
The cable was brought to Guyana in February and was laid mid March.
GPL Boss: Bharat Dindyal
The project was part of GPL’s programme to improve the network across the country and make it ready for a planned 165 megawatt hydro electric facility at Amaila Falls, Region Eight. But that project has been suffering numerous hindrances and according to engineers, does not seem to be likely completed anytime soon.
This newspaper understands that GPL will also be adding a new Wartsila Sub- Station at Vreed-En-Hoop which will allow for the closure of the substation at Versailles.
The old submarine cable which linked the Garden of Eden power plant to West Demerara has been problematic with constant interruptions to power recorded in recent times, Dindyal had previously stated.
The submarine cable is but one component of the US$42M upgrade to the system being undertaken by the Chinese contractor
Years ago, during the time of Guyana Electricity Corporation (GEC), there was an 11KV cable which was sunk in the Demerara River and was connected from the Kingston Power Station to the West Demerara facility. This cable was damaged by a ship’s anchor and subsequently abandoned.
When the cable arrived, Dindyal had emphasized that it will be sunk to a depth of some three and a half meters into the river bed while at the ship’s channel, the cable will make its way some seven meters down to avoid the possibility of damage.
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