KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jun 2, CMC -The St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) says preliminary investigations indicate that “high winds may have caused electrical lines to clash resulting in faults along the feeder” as it sought to provide an explanation for the interruption in the supply of electricity to several customers on Sunday.
In a statement, VINLEC said that is is engaged in remedial work to address a recurring fault affecting electricity supply to customers in several areas serviced by one of its distribution feeders.
The company said that over the past month, customers in these communities have experienced multiple power outages, with three occurring between Saturday and Sunday.
“Preliminary investigations indicated that high winds may have caused electrical lines to clash, resulting in faults along the feeder,” the company said, that to address this, its teams installed fault indicators to assist in identifying the precise location of the issue.
“This allowed teams to narrow down the problem area and carry out necessary corrective work,” VINLEC said, adding that all areas have since been restored,” VINLEC said.
“VINLEC understands the inconvenience these disruptions caused and sincerely apologises to all affected customers for the loss of power. We remain committed to ensuring a safe and consistent electricity service,” kit said, urging customers experiencing further issues or observe faults in their area to contacy the company.
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