PHILIPSBURG—The majority of the High Tension electricity grid has been repaired over the weekend including the Dutch Quarter, Middle Region overhead cable areas.
Distribution
The distribution teams have been steadily working to repair high tension cables, replacing transformers, straightened leaning electricity poles and replacing damaged poles. The Pelican and Simpson Bay Yacht Club (SBYC) grid link was repaired early Monday evening. Beacon Point in
A transformer in the vicinity of the Jump Up Casino is currently being repaired. Installation of a transformer by the MAC school in
The majority of the low tension cables have also been repaired. Areas that are currently being worked on by GEBE technical crews are
Power Production
The
GEBE expects the plant to be running at full capacity on Tuesday and will resort to load shedding only if absolutely necessary due to unforeseen circumstances. GEBE aims to minimize the effects of the load shedding by sparing the high priority areas, such as emergency services, hospital, police, schools, main commercial areas, etc. Below is the tentative load shedding schedule.
Affected Area |
Possible Duration |
Oysterpond |
2 hours |
Pelican Keys |
1 hour |
Saunders |
1 hour |
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2 hour |
Middle Region / Dutch Quarter |
2 hour |
Belvedere |
2 hour |
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2 hour |
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Madame Estate |
2 hour |
Billy Folly |
2 hour |
Over The Bank |
2 hour |
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2 hour |
Some tips of preparing for the load shedding include turning your refrigerator to the coldest setting to keep its contents cool during the power outage and turning off and unplugging any sensitive electrical appliances.
Water
The water production plant has been operating at full capacity since Saturday morning. The last two tanks, in Monte Vista and Concordia Hill, are being filled and water should be restored to these areas during the course of the day Monday. This would result in 100% of the water supply to the island.