As the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority prepares to switch to a new substation, power service will be interrupted for 15 minutes on Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. on St. Croix, the company has made known.
WAPA says the interruption will allow the transfer of feeder 8, an aged feeder located in Christiansted, to a new substation WAPA is calling feeder 8B, located at the Remainder 3 Estate Spanish Town.
The new feeder will distribute power to the following locations:
Alexander Henderson School
Arthur A. Richards School
Brooks Hill
Campo Rico
Cane Carlton
Carlton
Claude O. Markoe School
Concordia West
Cruzan Rum
Diageo Rum Factory
Enfield Green
Frederiksted
Estate Mountain
Good Hope School
Hannah’s Rest
Harrigan Court
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
La Grange
Marley Project
Mars Hill
Smithfield
St. Georges Hill Transmitter site
Sunshine Mall
Two Brothers
Two Williams
Walter M. Hodge
Wheel of Fortune
Whim
White Bay
White Lady
Williams Delight
According to the release, the pristine midland substation will distribute power mostly to the western part of the Island and some east locations.
Said Hugo Hodge Jr., WAPA Executive Director: “This 69kv transmission line from Estate Richmond to the Midland substation is the first true transmission circuit in Virgin Islands history.
“The substation will assist with decreasing line loss on the distribution system, improving system reliability, enhancing system protection and automation, and developing future load expansion.”
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