GPL working to power Dagg Point
Ongoing preparatory work for the transmission/distribution network
The Guyana Power and Light Inc. is in the process of putting in the structure (poles) which would see the community of Dagg Point, Agatash in Region Seven becoming served with electricity supply soonest. Over the last few months, the company has been moving into several communities where they have been bringing power to the people.
In the case of Dagg point Agatash; the community based on a release by GPL, has approximately 200 residents and they have been either using kerosene lamps and or generators as their means of having light at nights. Those methods proved to be very costly to operate and maintain, the power company noted.
Carl Abrams is the company’s senior technician in Bartica, he said all necessary primary infrastructure to facilitate the works are already in place. “The residents there are very scattered geographically so three power lines are necessary. Two transformers have to be installed, after which we will run one mile of low voltage conductors.” The release from GPL quoted him as saying.
After the company’s recent network upgrade in Dagg Point Agatash from 4160kV to 13.8kV, GPL’s F3 feeder was strung along the community, thus making it easier for the community to now access electricity, it was stated.
The move is seen as one that will also lower losses as modifying the network saw conductors being upgraded, defective structures replaced and three feeders built. They all are said to have contributed significantly to the reduction of line losses, fewer emergencies, and shorter outages, therefore contributing to the township of Bartica experiencing a more reliable supply of electricity.
Street lighting is also something that is a work in progress as Power Company and Town Council seeks to collaborate on this initiative. It would see the One to Five miles communities outfitted with LED Lights. The senior GPL operative that the company has allocated 75 eleven meter poles for the project and 24 are already planted. Abrams commended Chief Executive officer of GPL, Albert Gordon for facilitating the various projects in the Region through extensions.
The Guyana Power and Light said that in 2020 it would be pursuing a number of developmental and expansion plans in each of it’s served areas, which once implemented, will see the systems operating throughout the year with little chance of outages and more people being connected to the national grid.
