More than 250 homes affected by planned outage
Updated: Feb 01, 2024 07:51 AM
More than 200 customers were affected by power outages as Belco crews carried out work in Devonshire and Paget (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
Belco customers in Devonshire and Paget temporarily lost power yesterday as the energy provider carried out a planned outage.
The outage, scheduled to take place between 9am and 5pm, affected more than 250 homes in the central parishes.
A Belco spokesman said: “This outage is necessary for Belco to carry out refurbishment and/or maintenance of our mainlines as part of our ongoing commitment to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable electricity supply.”
The company added on its Facebook page that customers were urged to unplug sensitive equipment and electronics before planned outages.
Members of the public were also urged to exercise extreme caution while riding, driving or walking near the working crews.
More than 200 customers were affected by power outages as Belco crews carried out work in Devonshire and Paget. (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
More than 200 customers were affected by power outages as Belco crews carried out work in Devonshire and Paget. (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
More than 200 customers were affected by power outages as Belco crews carried out work in Devonshire and Paget. (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
More than 200 customers were affected by power outages as Belco crews carried out work in Devonshire and Paget. (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
More than 200 customers were affected by power outages as Belco crews carried out work in Devonshire and Paget. (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
More than 200 customers were affected by power outages as Belco crews carried out work in Devonshire and Paget. (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
Comments
Published February 01, 2024 at 7:51 am (Updated February 01, 2024 at 7:51 am)
What you
Need to
Know
Need to
Know
1. For a smooth experience with our commenting system we recommend that you use Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Firefox or Chrome Browsers. Additionally please clear both your browser's cache and cookies - How do I clear my cache and cookies?
2. Please respect the use of this community forum and its users.
3. Any poster that insults, threatens or verbally abuses another member, uses defamatory language, or deliberately disrupts discussions will be banned.
4. Users who violate the Terms of Service or any commenting rules will be banned.
5. Please stay on topic. "Trolling" to incite emotional responses and disrupt conversations will be deleted.
6. To understand further what is and isn't allowed and the actions we may take, please read our Terms of Service
2. Please respect the use of this community forum and its users.
3. Any poster that insults, threatens or verbally abuses another member, uses defamatory language, or deliberately disrupts discussions will be banned.
4. Users who violate the Terms of Service or any commenting rules will be banned.
5. Please stay on topic. "Trolling" to incite emotional responses and disrupt conversations will be deleted.
6. To understand further what is and isn't allowed and the actions we may take, please read our Terms of Service
7. To report breaches of the Terms of Service use the flag icon
