By Ivan Cairo
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Jan 20, CMC – Suriname is on the brink of a severe power crisis as its hydroelectric power station faces reduced output due to critically low reservoir water levels, a senior member of the national power producer, EBS, has said.
EBS Operations Manager, Robert Pancham, said the company is exploring the use of emergency generators to offset the anticipated shortfall should the dam’s production continue to decline.
Pancham warned that without swift action and widespread public cooperation in conserving electricity, load shedding will become unavoidable in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
He said EBS will soon launch a public awareness campaign under the slogan “Turn it off or it will go off!”
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CMC/2025