Rat causes major power outage
WILLEMSTAD - There was a major power outage on the island last night. According to the spokesperson for the utility company Aqualectra Sharo Bikker, it was caused by a rat that was stuck in one of the stations. More...
Limited electricity situation continues until the end of January
WILLEMSTAD – The limited electricity situation will persist until late January. This was announced by the spokesperson of the utility company Aqualectra, Sharo Bikker. The CRU Central is not supplying enough electricity More...
Weekend of power outages
WILLEMSTAD – Several areas on the island had problems with the electricity supply during the weekend. There were power outages on both Saturday and Sunday. This was announced by the utility company Aqualectra More...
Problems at CRU: several areas without power
WILLEMSTAD - Different neighborhoods on the island were without power last night and the night before. The reason for the power outage was because the gas turbine at the CRU plant was not able to supply enough electricity. More...
Several neighborhoods without power this week
WILLEMSTAD – Several neighborhoods on the island will be without power for a few hours this week. The reason for this power outage is because the utility company Aqualectra will perform maintenance work on its More...
Power outage in some areas of the island due to capacity shortage
WILLEMSTAD – Yesterday at around 2pm there was an electricity capacity shortage at the utility company Aqualectra. The reason was the high demand during the day. A demand that is not normal during this time of More...
Puerto Rico goes dark: Fire triggers power outage that affects 1.5 million
SAN JUAN – Almost a third of Puerto Rico’s population remained without electricity this morning after a fire at a power station yesterday caused a blackout. Nearly 1.5 million customers of the state-run electric More...
Major power outage: Various areas without power
WILLEMSTAD – The strike at the oil refinery Isla by the contract workers and their union SGTK are causing problems for the utility company Aqualectra. The company cannot reach its installations on the refinery More...
Chance of power outages due to testing
WILLEMSTAD - There is a chance that some neighbourhoods will be without power today for some time. The utility company Aqualectra warns for power outages. This has to do with the test of the gas turbine at the CRU More...
Announcement: Power supply temporarily interrupted
WILLEMSTAD – The utility company Aqualectra announces that the power supply will be temporarily interrupted in the following areas due to maintenance. Montagne Rey / Oude Water / Groot St. Joris Portions of Montagne More...
