DIRECTORS of the Guyana Power and Light Co. (GPL) have asked to meet President Bharrat Jagdeo as the Government's concerns over the electricity situation mount.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, yesterday reiterated the continuing concerns by Cabinet and the Government about the services being rendered by GPL to consumers.

At his weekly news briefing at the Office of the President, Luncheon said these sentiments of what has actually been provided by GPL and the expectation of what should have been provided, have repeatedly being surfacing at Cabinet meetings and at the Government level.

This is something that needs to be examined since the services provided by the power company to consumers in the residential, commercial and institutional categories have fallen short of expectations and are cause for concern, he said.

He reported that the Directors of GPL have asked to meet President Jagdeo and felt this meeting might well be contemplated as the Government tries to get information on why specific aspects of the contractual obligations of GPL are not being addressed to its satisfaction.

President Jagdeo has indicated that the GPL management contracts need to be reviewed in light of the recent situation with the power company.

He has also expressed dissatisfaction with the services of the company.

Luncheon yesterday also indicated that because of line, technical and commercial losses, the impact on tariff increases, the consumer and technical standards, there is a feeling that the administration would be exerting even greater efforts to bring about an improvement.

He said this will be done within the context of the privatisation and management agreements and if the situation continues, the Public Utilities Commission may be encouraged to exert whatever influence it can in addressing this situation.

Luncheon said reports that have surfaced and even the personal experiences of members of Cabinet, show that work still has to be done by GPL to improve the attitudes of its employees, particularly those who interface with the public at crisis time or at those delicate times when interventions are urgently needed.