{"id":27572,"date":"2025-12-09T14:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=27572"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:19:23","slug":"gpls-first-35mva-mobile-substation-at-the-new-georgetown-substation-commissioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gpls-first-35mva-mobile-substation-at-the-new-georgetown-substation-commissioned\/","title":{"rendered":"GPL&#8217;s first 35MVA Mobile Substation at the New Georgetown Substation commissioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Guyana Power and Light commissioned its first 35-MVA Mobile Substation, marking a major step toward improving the reliability and flexibility of the national grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sub-station-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sub-station-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sub-station-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sub-station-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sub-station-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sub-station.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 35MVA Mobile Substation at the New Georgetown Substation (Photo taken from Hon. Deodat Indar, Minister &amp; MP&#8217;s Facebook Page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The mobile unit, now stationed at the New Georgetown Substation, can be quickly relocated to support different areas of the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kurt Baptiste<strong>, <\/strong>Specialized Equipment and Substation Maintenance Engineer, says it will provide temporary backup power during maintenance, system upgrades, or emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kurt-Baptiste-GPL.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kurt-Baptiste-GPL.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kurt-Baptiste-GPL-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kurt-Baptiste-GPL-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kurt-Baptiste-GPL-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kurt-Baptiste-GPL-200x200.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kurt Baptiste<strong>, <\/strong>Specialized Equipment and Substation Maintenance Engineer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NaAsia-GPL-Substations-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new system will help deliver shorter outages, often just minutes long, while teams safely switch over and conduct repairs.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NaAsia-GPL-Substations-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional mobile substations will soon be added in Essequibo and Berbice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guyana Power and Light commissioned its first 35-MVA Mobile Substation, marking a major step toward improving the reliability and flexibility of the national grid. 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