The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc is pleading with mariners to exercise caution when travelling around the location of its buried cables in the Demerara River.
Only last month the power company completed months of repairs to its 69kV submarine cable, linking the Vreed-en-Hoop and Kingston Power Plants, which were damaged by vessels several months ago.
To ensure mariners are aware of the exact location of its cables, GPL has published the route of the cable on a 519 Navigation Chart.
Additionally, the power company has requested the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) to closely monitor the movement and mooring of vessels in the vicinity of the power cable.
The armour and insulation protection of the 69 kV submarine cable, which extends to the conductors, was damaged at two locations in June and August by vessels traversing the Demerara River.
