UPDATE: Power restored on Anegada

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Power has been restored on Anegada following an outage early today, May 17, 2025. Photo: BVIEC

The team from BVIEC working to restor power on Anegada on May 17, 2025. Photo: BVIEC

Teams were deployed to Anegada to assist in the restoration of power. Photo: BVIEC

Inclement weather has caused a disruption in electricity on Anegada, the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has said. Photo: BVIEC

Power outages were also recently reported on Tortola and Jost van Dyke on May 17, 2025. Photo: BVIEC

ANEGADA, VI- Power has been fully restored on Anegada, the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has informed.

“Our team worked diligently to restore power to all affected areas, following disruptions caused by severe weather conditions,” the BVIEC said in a statement.

Power was interrupted early this morning, May 17, 2025, on the sister island due to inclement weather conditions.

The BVIEC thanked its customers on Anegada for their patience and understanding during the outage.

See previous story published on May 17, 2025

Bad weather causes power outage on Anegada

-outages also reported on Tortola & Jost van Dyke

ANEGADA, VI- Inclement weather has caused a disruption in electricity on Anegada, the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has said.

According to a notice from the power company, power was interrupted at 6:45 AM this morning, Saturday, May 17, 2025, due to “adverse weather conditions”.

It added that the #4 generator was brought online 20 minutes later at 7:05 AM, and village power was restored at 7:10 AM, but the village power tripped again. Since then, only the power station remains online.

The notice added that the west feeder will be restored once weather conditions improve and it is safe to proceed.

BVIEC team assessing the situation

Mr Kamal Haynes, Public Relations and Marketing Media Manager, told Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) when contacted, “The team is currently on the ground assessing the situation and working to have power restored.”

The power interruption he reiterated is “due mostly to the heavy thunderstorm activity”.

Power outages were also recently reported on Tortola and Jost van Dyke.

BVIEC's teams are also working to restore power to the affected areas, namely Pockwood Pond to West End, including Cappoons Bay, Carrot Bay, Cane Garden Bay, and parts of Joe's Hill to Windy Hill.

Mr Haynes said once an update is available, the information will be shared on the BVIEC's WhatsApp channel.

Customers are asked to remain patient as the BVIEC works on the power interruption.

7 Responses to “UPDATE: Power restored on Anegada”

BuzzBvi (17/05/2025, 10:41) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
Of course it has. They must be on their solar power system by now!!
Linda (17/05/2025, 11:46) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
Anegada means drowned island. For many years, I have visited, but only on sunny days. I have gone there, and then it started raining heavily, water was crossing the road, and I was frightened. I have never spent the night. I don't know how people live on that flat island, with nowhere to run to higher ground in case of a tsunami. They are brave! Yes, Anegada is beautiful, but for me, it will always just be a day trip.
- @,Linda (18/05/2025, 10:30) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
  I've spent many vacations on Anegada and I can tell you a tsunami is never on anybody's mind. Anegada is for the visitor who doesn't like crowds. You can't beat having a long beach all by yourself. Im no scientist but I'm quite sure the reef around the island is a protective barrier for tsunamis by reducing the height of the wave and the energy. So it's relatively safe.
Just saying (17/05/2025, 12:24) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
So every time a little rain fall power going be off?
Finally. (17/05/2025, 13:27) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
Hope we can get consistent water in Mac Namara now. Imagine waking up 630am no water. Imagine getting home from work 430pm no water for days. Happy for those who have cistern water running through their house. We who don't have we have to take our shower using a buckets. ...
Lb (17/05/2025, 17:33) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
First it’s water now it’s power send help
Eldread (18/05/2025, 04:18) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
@linda: the flat island as you describe and higher ground for tsunami can be faced in a resilient manner, in the Bahamas one a their island have the same situation and all the houses was built on concrete column with garage underneath and cistern build above ground so that flood water can enter, it's the government that has to put a development plan in place.

Concerning where some people believe the solar panels on anegada will be the panacea of the power outage problem, it will not. In the future to come we should run marine cable from mainland Tortola to anegada at very high voltage to reduce lost, and then a more reliable power supply would be there with the solar and natter as supplemental for transients to stabilize the power during lightening strike or othe faults on the power grid.

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