GPL

Guyana Power & Light Inc. (GPL) is in the business of selling electricity to customers. We generate the power, transmit and distribute it to most of the areas along the coastal plain of Guyana. Our customer base starts all the way from Charity in Region 2 and goes up to Moleson Creek in Region 6. The islands of Leguan & Wakenaam in the Essequibo River are powered by GPL... The Demerara Electric Company was established in 1925 when it purchased the assets of IPC. The British Guiana Electricity Company (BGEC) came into being in 1957, and in 1960 it purchased the assets of the Demerara Electric Company. After Independence in May 1966, the BGEC was nationalized and the Guyana Electricity Company (GEC) was established, wholly owned by the state. Thirty three years later, the Government of Guyana divested 50 percent of its ownership and control and the company was renamed Guyana Power & Light Inc. The investor was a UK-based consortium comprising the Electricity Supply Board International..

Also known as: GPL Inc., Guyana Power & Light Inc.

Registration numbers: 623-4014 (W)

Primary location: Georgetown