‘Time frame for Power in all areas can't be given'- Leroy A. E. Abraham
General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation, Mr. Leroy A. E. Abraham told our newsroom that he cannot give a time frame as to when the entire Territory will have full power back as it depends on many factors such as “when all resources are procured which include money, material and man power..”
Power restored to some small areas of the capital Road Town
However, the General Manager was able to report that power has been restored to some small pockets in Road Town only. These include, according to Abraham “most of the financial and commercial areas of Road Town such as Rite Way Food Markets, Financial Services Commission, Funeral Homes and the Hospital”.
The challenge remain that “all buildings had to be re-inspected electrically, as a result of the damage sustained to buildings” he told our newsroom.
Sister Islands
On the Sister Island of Virgin Gorda, Mr. Abraham who has been at the helm of the State owned Power company for some 17 years reported that the Corporation Substation located in the Capital, Valley now has power as it’s a start “where all power on Virgin Gorda emanate from.”
He said the next steps are to energization of the water plant on Virgin Gorda and rebuilding to key essential services.
The General Manager also reported that Anegada is currently in restoration mode similar to Tortola.
In addition, the Deputy General Manager, Henry O. Creque said Jost van Dyke is also severely damaged and it will take a longer time to restore power there. “What we are doing in the interim is working on a generator for the water plant so the residents can have water on Jost van Dyke”, Mr. Creque said.
4 to 8 months wait for electricity?
Meanwhile, back on the main Island of Tortola, Mr. Abraham said “the overhead portion of the transmission network between Sleepy Hill and Hodges Creek on Tortola was severely damaged due to Hurricane Irma breaking several poles of this critical electrical infrastructure.”
There has been unofficial estimates that the VI could wait some 4 to 8 months before electricity is restore in all parts of the Islands.
Help has arrived from many Caribbean countries in the restoration process, as many residents are bracing for the long haul with purchase of generators to their homes, and businesses costing them hundreds of dollars weekly in gas and diesel.
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17 Responses to “‘Time frame for Power in all areas can't be given'- Leroy A. E. Abraham”
You giving them pole to plant. They do have a team for that and also lines men and guess what I'm not a BVIEC staff but I know this.
After hurricane Irma corporation men went around and disconnected cables from down poles the proper way, a lot of citizens who feel they were helping went around with cutters cutting cables, not knowing if all or any were damage but they just cut, cut, cut. The government was already in financial issues before Irma, you think all of a sudden when them sh8t them going sh8t money to buy pole and cables... some ayo really ain't got no common sense. I guess it ain't to common after all.
Rega deels with sh*t not water