THE ISLAND WIDE power outage which occurred this morning was due to a fault which occurred at the Barbados Light & Power Company’s White Park substation around 5:55 a.m.
The utility company said areas along the south of the island, including parts of St. Philip were restored shortly after 7 a.m., while other affected customers in Bridgetown and its outskirts and some central and eastern areas were restored by 10:27 a.m.
“Service to the remaining affected customers in the north and west of the island was restored by 12:48 p.m. Some lines had to be restored manually in the field. Investigations into the cause of the fault are ongoing.
“The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited wishes to apologise for the inconvenience caused to customers affected by the outage today and will continue its effort to provide an efficient and reliable service to the Barbados,” BL&P said. (PR/NB)