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– suppliers want more moneyThe country’s power company says it is short of some 11,Texas Rangers Will Middlebrooks Jersey,000 wallaba poles as suppliers demand more money.Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL),Arizona Diamondbacks Fernando Rodney Jersey, Bharrat Dindyal yesterday admitted that current maintenance and project works are behind schedule.On Monday,Minnesota Twins Drew Stubbs Jersey, GPL met with four suppliers of the wallaba poles which have been in use for decades to carry transmission lines.“We met with the suppliers on Monday…four suppliers… and they are all asking for significant increases.”According to Dindyal, GPL has several critical projects for the Central Housing and Planning Authority,Dexter Fowler Jersey, to power a number of new schemes.However,Sean Rodriguez Jersey, citing increasing fuel costs and longer hauling distances, the suppliers are calling for more money.Currently, for housing schemes,Tampa Bay Rays Tommy Hunter Jersey, GPL is sorely in need of around 6,San Diego Padres Erick Aybar Jersey,000 of the poles.Another 5,000 has been earmarked for critical maintenance works.“We have the resources (logs) there (in the forests). But suppliers are looking for some serious increases.”The GPL official noted that suppliers complained that reserves of the wallaba trees closer to the coast have been depleted,Jorge De La Rosa Jersey, forcing harvesting to be further inland.Suppliers have also been citing increased fuel costs and a shortage of labour. Many loggers, attracted by high prices of gold,Alejandro De Aza Jersey, have turned to mining.Wallaba is the preferred choice for the power and phone companies because of its peculiarity of standing up to the elements and lasting for years. |
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