Latest update April 28th, 2026 12:30 AM
GPL probes theft of $$M high voltage cable
– Offers reward for relevant info
The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) is investigating the circumstances under which
What the XLPE copper red cable that went missing from the Vreed-en-Hoop substation looks like.
millions of dollars in high voltage copper cable disappeared from its Vreed-en-Hoop substation over the weekend.
Officials of the power company confirmed that 260 feet of “400mm square XLPE Copper red cable” was stolen and the company is offering a reward for related information.
“As a matter of fact a reward will also be offered for any information leading to persons involved in any theft of GPL materials,” one official declared.
Anyone with information pertaining to any theft from GPL can contact officials on these numbers: 600-7442, 600-1586, 603-7515 or 226-4058.
According to GPL, XLPE cable constitutes the best for transmission and distribution lines because of its excellent electrical and physical properties. The cable withstands smaller radius bending and is lighter in weight, allowing for easy and reliable installation.
Copper is the electrical conductor in many categories of electrical wiring. Copper wire is used in power generation, power transmission, power distribution, telecommunications, electronics circuitry, and countless types of electrical equipment. Roughly half of all copper mined is used to manufacture electrical wire and cable conductors. Locally, many have been dragged before the courts for stealing copper and GPL has been among the hardest hit by scrap metal thieves.
The US$30M power plant at Vreed-en-Hoop is expected to increase generating capacity from a current 87 megawatts to 106 megawatts in Demerara.
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