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Blackouts hit Essequibo hard

Dec 24, 2013 News

 

While the Essequibo Coast continues to experience blackout for hours, the Power Company has informed that it will continue a programme of daily load shedding in various villages on the Coast.
The Company has not fully informed Essequibians about the real cause for the unwarranted episodes of blackout, however an employee of the Company has said that the engine has outlived its usefulness and technicians are forced to constantly effect repairs to the equipment, to facilitate Essequibians with electricity.
Several weeks ago, a main circuit aback of the Anna Regina Power Station, was damaged during intense rainfall in the Region. The Company was forced to send Engineers from Georgetown to effect repairs but the Region continues to experience lengthy periods of blackout.
Fishermen as well as business folks in the Region are concerned about their continued enormous losses.
A Land of Plenty car driver said that he lost a large quantity of chicken due to the lengthy spell of blackout.
In the Region. Mohamed said the situation is frustrating even as preparations are ongoing leading up to the Christmas Season whereby persons cannot store anything in their refrigerator.
Due to the frequency of blackouts many business folks, including the Region Two Administration, were forced to purchase generators to keep their day to day business a float.

 

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