Electricity meters were installed in the houses connected to the network, and an officer of the Dienst Elektriciteitsvoorziening (DEV) of the Ministry of Natural Resources traveled from Paramaribo to Puketi every few months to collect the bills.

In 1985, work began on a 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long 12 kV overhead power line between Puketi and the Ndyuka capital of Diitabiki, which was also to connect the villages of Moitaki, Jawsa and Mainsi to the grid.

[3] The power consumption of the villages combined exceeded the average of 33 kW produced by the plant, which caused the supply of electricity to be unreliable.

[4] In 1995, INGRO NV Engineering consultants proposed to rehabilitate the power plant, but nothing substantial happened before a delegation of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname visited the site in September 2003.

Going by the advice of Naipal and his team, the Ministry of Regional Development eventually decided to construct the Gran Olo hydroelectric power plant nearby.