{"id":18629,"date":"2024-04-16T13:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18629"},"modified":"2024-04-16T13:41:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:41:46","slug":"government-takes-action-to-alleviate-power-outages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-takes-action-to-alleviate-power-outages\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Takes Action to Alleviate Power Outages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the persistent power outages affecting Guyana, the government, led by General Secretary of the People\u2019s Progressive Party, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has unveiled a comprehensive plan to tackle the issue head-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a press conference at Freedom House, Robb Street, Dr. Jagdeo addressed the pressing concerns facing citizens and businesses due to the unreliable electricity supply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He announced that Guyana Power and Light (GPL) would be installing additional generators by the weekend to bolster the current capacity and minimize disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, Dr. Jagdeo revealed that negotiations were underway with Karpowership, a renowned Turkish company specializing in providing electricity through power ships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government is working towards securing a two-year contract with Karpowership to supply energy to Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most contractual details have been finalized, and the arrival of the power ship in Everton, Berbice, is anticipated in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these immediate measures, Dr. Jagdeo emphasized the government&#8217;s proactive approach in procuring new power generators to meet the growing demand for electricity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He assured the public that the Gas to Energy project, coupled with the redistribution of purchased generators to other regions, would contribute to a lasting solution to Guyana&#8217;s energy challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these initiatives in place, Dr. Jagdeo expressed confidence in the government&#8217;s ability to mitigate power outages and ensure the nation&#8217;s energy security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams In response to the persistent power outages affecting Guyana, the government, led by General Secretary of the People\u2019s Progressive Party, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has unveiled a comprehensive&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[360,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18629"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18631,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18629\/revisions\/18631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}