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Island-Wide Blackout Affects St. Croix, WAPA Says

Community Center / Virgin Islands / November 15, 2018

The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority announced on Thursday night that a major electrical service interruption has affected the island of St. Croix.

WAPA said that at approximately 6:49 pm, generation capacity at the Estate Richmond Power Plant was lost, tripping all feeders in the district.

At 7:57 p.m., power had yet to be restored. WAPA said plant personnel were working to rebuild capacity so as to restore service to the affected customers.


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VI Consortium's Ernice Gilbert To Interview Governor Mapp (Update: Interview Pushed Back To Friday)

 Update: The interview has been pushed back to Friday evening, following an island-wide power outage. Original Story: VI Consortium...

November 15, 2018