Postby computer » October 16th, 2014, 7:38 pm
The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) wishes to confirm there are outages in several parts of North, East and Central Trinidad at this time.
The outages stem from two unrelated incidents at generation facilities operated by Trinity Power and Power Gen which have caused a significant reduction in the bulk power available for use on T&TEC’s transmission grid.
As a result, the Commission has been forced to shed load. Areas affected include Maraval, Westmoorings, Waterloo, Sangre Grande and surrounding areas.
T&TEC is urging customers with supply to conserve their use of electricity, as it tries to have power restored to affected areas. This should include restricted use of heavy appliances like dryers and washers and air condition units.
Power has been restored in Port of Spain, but areas west of Mucurapo, as well as some parts of Central and East Trinidad remain out.
Both Trinity Power and Power Gen are working to bring their machines back online.