U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (“WAPA” or “Authority”) is pleased to announce successful arrangement of a shipment of diesel enabling normal power production at the Randolph Harley Power Plant and the Richmond Power Plant.

Due to the shift of operations to 100% diesel, there will be sole reliance on the older generation units which may result in a reduction in reliability. The Aggrekos and Wartsilas, the newer generators, will not be in operation due to their need for propane. As the older generation units in operation are overdue for maintenance, this may add to its unreliability upon the transition.

The Authority asks for the community’s understanding during this transition as all attempts are being made to ensure there are no territory-wide rolling blackouts and that our most vulnerable communities are prioritized.

Open, transparent communication continues to be of utmost importance for WAPA as it rebuilds trust with the community. To stay updated on outages, please sign up for text outages on our website and/or visit our “Alerts” page at https://www.viwapa.vi/news-information/advisory-details.

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