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Jul 08, 2014 News
The Linden Electricity Disruption Manual was last week adopted by important stakeholders within the community, at the Regional Administration Office on Republic Avenue.
Chaired by Regional Chairman, Sharma Solomon, the event was attended by key stakeholders in the Town’s electricity sector, such as representatives from Bosai Inc, LECI and LUSCSL among others. The blackout emergency team comprised representatives from agencies whose responsibilities are to prevent blackouts, (as much as possible) restore power, prepare agencies to investigate black outs, advise residents to prepare kits to cope with black outs and communicate with residents during the black outs.
It is headed by LECI Chief Executive Officer who is responsible for the distribution of electricity to the community.
Other representatives of the committee are Bosai – responsible for making available, adequate generating capacity; LECI – responsible for transmission and distribution of electricity on the east bank and in bulk to Luscsl, which is responsible for transmission and distribution of electricity on the west bank; Guyana Water Inc.- responsible for producing and distributing water to the entire Linden community, Hospitals; Police – responsible for maintaining law and order and provide extra security services during black out; Fire Service– to be able to respond to any fire emergency, RDC – Chairman and Councillors – representatives of Region Ten; Mayor and Town Council – representatives of citizens of the town; Regional Health Authority, Town Council Health Department, Linden Chamber of Commerce and representatives of the business community
Before the Electricity Disruption Manual was adopted, the contents were highlighted and explained by CEO of Linmine Secretariat, Horace James.
James said that Linden has no emergency preparedness and adequate response to cope with prolonged periods of blackout. He added that the electricity generation system is old and below what is required for adequate, continuous safe and reliable power.
As the transmission and distribution system are both in need of upgrading, the area is prone to sometimes prolonged electricity disruption, he added.
Committee
Under the guidance of the Region Ten Democratic council, and headed by the Regional Chairman, the committee comprises key stakeholders in the electricity distribution system, utility and services- including water distribution, medical, security, regional administration and was set up to plan and coordinate activities to develop the blackout emergency manual to prevent and reduce blackouts, to prepare the community to deal with blackouts, to set up a communication system to inform stakeholders and the rest of the community of cause and estimated period of blackouts and to report on cause, timing and effects after major blackouts.
The population is about 40,000 and there is a total of 9,000 businesses and residences attached to the grid. The plant is an island grid and not attached to any generating and distribution system in the country, James stated.
Wismar residents have always opined that the restoration of power to the West Bank had been discriminatory. That notion was however, refuted by Horace James, who blamed the absence of reclosers on Wismar for the disparity in restoration of power.
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