APUA Conducts Review of Monday Night’s System-Wide Electricity Outage

APUA Reviews System-Wide Outage, Plans Repairs and Mitigation Measures

The Antigua Public Utilities Authority’s Electricity Business Unit has begun reviewing Monday night’s system-wide outage, which left communities without power for several hours before full service was restored early Tuesday.

Electricity Business Unit Manager Andre Matthias met with team members to examine the sequence of events surrounding the July 27 outage, the damaged lightning arrester identified as the source of the fault, and the utility’s response.

The review also covered planned repairs and measures intended to reduce the risk of similar disruptions.

The blackout began late Monday evening and continued into Tuesday morning for some communities. It affected streetlights, air conditioning and businesses, with some establishments reportedly closing early as the disruption extended beyond midnight.

APUA said electricity was restored to all feeders and communities by 3:53 a.m. Tuesday. During the restoration process, part of the transmission line was isolated, allowing available sections of the network to be gradually re-energized.

Repairs are now expected to be carried out on the isolated section of the transmission line.

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