Needs Must Power Plant – St. Kitts – Nevis
Photo By Charles Jong
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 02, 2008 (CUOPM)
St. Kitts was plunged into darkness in the wee hours of Thursday morning when fire damaged two of the nine generators at the island’s lone power station.
Minister of Public Utilities, Dr. the Hon. Earl Asim Martin said a thorough investigation would be conducted to determine the cost of the damage and the exact cause of the fire, which started around 3:45 A.M.
Police and Fire and Rescue personnel arrived on the scene within minutes and the situation was brought under control.
He said an assessment has been carried out on all remaining generators that were taken offline for safety reasons during the fire so that they can be brought back online at the earliest possible time.
“By 5:30 A.M operators and engineers commenced restoration of the electricity grid and at 7:30AM, electricity was restored to the Cayon, Bayford’s, and Canada Estate areas. Between 8:30AM and 9:00AM, electricity was restored to the Sandy Point, Port Zante and Basseterre North and South areas,” said Minister Martin at a mid-afternoon Press Conference.
He said load shedding will have to be implemented as the supply of electricity to thousands of consumers and businesses has been affected.