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Lethem suffers persistent power outages
A timely supply of diesel to top up generators has resulted in Region Nine communities, Lethem and St. Ignatius, having to cope with persistent power outages.
The outages reportedly started two days ago with blackouts lasting two hours in duration but grew unbearable when the first outage at 04:00 hours yesterday lasted 10 hours. The second occurred just two hours after power had been restored to sections of the communities and was expected last until 23:00 hours.
The Lethem Power Company.
According to disgruntled residents, the Lethem Power Company (LPC), supplying electricity to the communities, had not given any notice of the power outages.
“What nonsense is going on? And no one is saying anything. They have gone over and beyond,” were the comments of one resident.
It was later reported by an employee of LPC that the outages had been so persistent because the company was running low on fuel.
According to reports, the company was forced to obtain fuel from a nearby gas station in order to keep at least one of its engines running. The borrowed fuel was said to be used to power the communities, sections at a time, allowing each section two hours of current.
The company reportedly had not anticipated the predicament since they were expecting fuel on Thursday.
She said one of two fuel tankers that were sent out to acquire fuel from Georgetown, had unfortunately broken down en route, causing the delay.
The staff assured that the service was expected to return to normalcy by 18:00 hours yesterday, however, at the time the tanker had not yet arrived.
It is the strong belief of residents that poor direction and planning are the leading factors that caused the rundown since information suggests that key officials of the company had been absent during the period.
Added reports reveal that while one of the tankers had experienced difficulty, the accompanying tanker remained on spot, instead of returning to deliver its fuel so that power could be restored to the communities.
Residents are now left to question on whom they are depending for the return of electricity to their homes.
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