Guyana Power and Light Inc.

GUYANA POWER & LIGHT INC. (GPL) is the largest supplier of electricity in Guyana, South America with its franchise area encompassing all three counties of Demerara, Berbice and Essequibo. GPL supplies all its domestic customers with voltage ranging from 110 to 220 Volts depending on the area. The voltage distribution system of GPL is quite unique since it delivers both 50 and 60 cycle power.

Prior to 1st October, 1999, the Company, then named the Guyana Electricity Corporation was wholly owned by the Government of Guyana. A 50/50 equity partnership was established between the Government of Guyana and a consortium comprising the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of the United Kingdom and the Electricity Supply Board International (ESBI) of Ireland which brought into being the new Company, GPL. This partnership dissolved in April 2003 and GPL reverted to 100 percent ownership by the government and people of Guyana. This arrangement still stands at present.