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Power off again in many areas on Tortola

- BVIEC says there has been a 'major malfunction' on one of its interconnection switches @ Pockwood Pond
According to the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), there has been 'a major malfunction' on one of its interconnection switches at Pockwood Pond. Photo: BVIEC/File
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Many areas on Tortola are currently without power today, July 17, 2023.

According to the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), this is due to “a major malfunction” on one of BVIEC’s interconnection switches at Pockwood Pond.

“At approximately 11:00 am we lost a significant amount of generation. As a result, a number of areas were affected. More information will be provided shortly,” BVIEC stated.

“Here, can’t even iron a shirt to run town, these people are ridiculous,” one resident of Sea Cows Bay told our newsroom.

It was on June 4, 2023, that various areas of the territory were without power for hours after the seawater system which supplies cooling water to 55% of the diesel generators at the Henry Wilfred ‘Freddie’ Smith Power Station at Pockwood Pond became compromised by Sargassum seaweed.

31 Responses to “Power off again in many areas on Tortola”

  • asking for a friend (17/07/2023, 12:42) Like (15) Dislike (1) Reply
    I wonder if they setting up the smith boy? We never had so much power outages under Leroy!
    • Bingo (17/07/2023, 18:03) Like (7) Dislike (2) Reply
      The Smith boy is ineffective where ever he goes, no set up....
      • Madussa (18/07/2023, 12:47) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
        Power jus went out again today, Tuesday At 12:45 this afternoon. This place SUCKS!!!
        • Arrion (18/07/2023, 18:29) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
          It's been off since 12:45 this afternoon and is now 6:27 pm and all of my freezer food is thawing out. Can we sue to re-buy back our frozen goods? I am really sick of this SHIT! The water is off again as well as the electricity EAST END! WTFFFFFFF?
  • Pull up (17/07/2023, 12:52) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
    set ah money towards a one night thing, try keep a better eye on something as essential as our power supply
  • NezRez (17/07/2023, 12:53) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
    Good thing I have a generator so I can let you know....we have no power!!!! LOL LOL
    • nonsense (17/07/2023, 17:56) Like (7) Dislike (3) Reply
      Can you set up incompetence????? Incompetence is what is at play here.
  • NYC (17/07/2023, 13:03) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    I was tuned into the Morning Braff on FaceBook and I was wondering why out of the blue everything shut down. Tortola, you guys got to get it together with the electricity problems you are having. Just a quick question, are the clients still being charged for electricity when the power is affected which is no fault of there’s or are they given some type of credit for being inconvenienced?
  • jah (17/07/2023, 13:13) Like (3) Dislike (15) Reply
    I am sure that one person who complain isn't local and they run from their own home country.
    • Mefeng (17/07/2023, 16:02) Like (18) Dislike (0) Reply
      I'm so Glad the entity is being run and managed by locals so they can't blame the expat community for lack of knowledge.
      • @Mefend (17/07/2023, 23:36) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply

        Facts, if it was run and managed by an expat they would have toss the expat under the moving train wheels. Let them deal with there own kind who always turns out to be @#$$ ups.

  • You sure? (17/07/2023, 13:25) Like (5) Dislike (4) Reply
    How is it that the problem occured at 11am but the power was out in many areas from before 10am?
  • Rick (17/07/2023, 13:27) Like (27) Dislike (3) Reply
    When you live in a third world county this happens.
    • @Rick (17/07/2023, 13:54) Like (16) Dislike (1) Reply
      YEAHHHHHH, WE LIVE IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY FOR SURE.
      • @@Rick (18/07/2023, 06:32) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
        We are indeed 3rd world. This place is a mess, raw sewage running in the street for years, shortage of water, constant power outages, a open burning dump site and loons walking the streets.
  • airport (17/07/2023, 13:31) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
    The airport been close for hrs because fire man them strike
  • lol (17/07/2023, 13:43) Like (17) Dislike (0) Reply
    Another night in Zamunda and we partying non-stop for $250K a party
    • lol3 (17/07/2023, 13:51) Like (12) Dislike (2) Reply
      The same ones who was enjoying the free quarter of million dollar free concert many of them is hungry today and is without power in the oppressive heat that we are having. No use in complaining folks, you get exactly what your hands called for.
      • But hear this (17/07/2023, 22:33) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
        A family member of mine went out and bought a new outfit and had her claws done to attend the free concert and paid $100 dollars for a vip ticket. This past Saturday the B…h got the nerve to ask me if I can help her out with a couple of dollars for her light bill and food. My answer to her was cut up the new outfit and eat that if you need food.As far as the light thing goes, when the light company shut the lights off go get a kerosene lamp.
  • What a shame (17/07/2023, 14:23) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
    AND WE GOT THE HEART TO KEEP A FREE CONCERT TO THE TUNE OF 250 THOU
  • Hey Fraser (17/07/2023, 14:40) Like (10) Dislike (5) Reply
    BRING ON THAT VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE NOW
    • 911 (17/07/2023, 20:09) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
      @ Hey Fraser….do not encourage foolishness
      Fraser had a golden opportunity to form a government but due to greed……I submit to you the man from district #3 do not have enough integrity…..look at pros & cons are you saying have someone cross the floor
  • herbs power (17/07/2023, 15:14) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    The former manager let the power station run down so much that now it needs steady maintenance.
  • VIP was a mistake... (17/07/2023, 15:28) Like (16) Dislike (5) Reply

    Lorna and Frazer ^&-up this country...Ronnie was to be tbe Premier...VIP has no solutions..

    • @VIP was a mistake (17/07/2023, 16:06) Like (1) Dislike (5) Reply
      No one want a slow old school set in his ways of thinking as a Premier. Perhaps if he was not slow, he would have been Premier.
  • Surprised (17/07/2023, 19:53) Like (5) Dislike (4) Reply
    Pay peanuts get monkeys'
  • 911 (18/07/2023, 13:52) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    1. Power station
    2. Dump site pockwood pond
    3. Terrible road.
    4. Not paying workers

    Above are simply a few things which needs fixing for many many many years

    Government after government and they all does nothing because the focus is tourism

    have we not made enough money from our tourism products to clean up the place
  • 911 (18/07/2023, 14:20) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    have dawson cross the isle under a PVIM umbrella. Form a new administration with ronie as head of government; find a deputy premier and move on

    run chat dat
  • BYE BYE (18/07/2023, 18:53) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Got a job offer in the U.S. after being a nurse for years here. The pay is almost triple what I get here and my sister and I will split the mortgage, less than what we pay for a 2-bedroom apartment here. The streets are smooth, and electricity and water are always on. We will each have our own apartment on 2 levels. Thought about this for a couple of years. Hate to leave home, but I have no choice. I can't take it anymore. These roads have torn up my car and tires, made my food go stale with the electricity off for so long, cannot shower every morning before work because of no water for days at a time. I'm done!


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