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Power outages reported across most of Guyana
Associated Press
2009-11-12 12:25 AM
Thousands of people in the South American country of Guyana have been affected by a blackout that officials blame on faulty generators.

Guyana Power & Light spokesman Colin Singh says large parts of the capital and coast were left without power.

He says blackouts should diminish by next year as upgrades are made using a $40 million loan from China. He says Chinese engineers will soon begin feasibility studies on building seven substations to help reduce outages in the rice- and sugar-producing southeast region.

Singh says three new generators from Finland will be connected next week.

 
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