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CUC investigating repeated short outages
(CNS): A number of short but relatively frequent power outages over the last week or so in various neighborhoods on Grand Cayman are under investigation by CUC. The island has experienced a number of long, widespread power outages during the first quarter of the year and Grand Cayman’s power provider has admitted it has been […]
CUC says oil leak led to outage
(CNS): Offering further explanation for the power outage Tuesday, CUC have said that interruption to service followed an emergency stop of one of their larger generating units by staff for a oil leak. “The sudden loss in generation caused the load-shedding of four feeders serving the various affected districts,” Grand Cayman’s power company said. The […]
Power outages continue due to pole damage
(CNS): More CUC customers are currently without electricity in George Town after another problem with a power pole in the industrial area, following the morning’s outage, which lasted more than two hours. Just before 2pm Friday, the power was cut again on Red Gate Road, Dorcy Drive, McClendon Drive, Industrial Park and the airport area, as well […]
Pole fire causes another GT power cut
(CNS): Parts of the capital are without power again this morning after a pole fire in the industrial area of George Town caused an electricity outage, CUC have said. Customers on Red Gate Road, Dorcy Drive, Industrial Park, the airport and other areas, as well as along Sparky Drive where the fire occurred, have had […]
CUC blames generation problems for another outage
(CNS): Customers in parts of West Bay, George Town and Bodden Town were without power for over an hour in some cases Tuesday morning as a result of what Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) described as “a temporary loss of generation”. Power was restored to all customers by around 10:35am, the monopoly power provider on Grand […]
Local power cuts continue in wake of major outage
(CNS): Following the more than five-hour blackout across Grand Cayman through Thursday and Friday night, there were more sporadic and localised cuts in the power supply on Friday and Saturday. In its last annual report CUC, Grand Cayman’s electricity supplier, continues to report a more than 99.97% reliability of supply but there have been several […]
CUC blames ‘spurious fault’ for power cut
(CNS): A power outage which lasted for just under an hour in and around George Town on Wednesday was caused by what CUC said was a “spurious fault” on the local electricity provider’s transmission line. A spokesperson for the company said that the outage occurred at 3:37pm but power was restored to all customers by […]
Day long outage blamed on equipment failure
(CNS): Grand Cayman’s power supplier has blamed a day long power cut Friday on equipment failure. The problem started on a section of the transmission line between the power plant on North Sound Road and the South Sound substation around 4:30 in the morning, CUC said, though CNS readers reported lost power well before 4am. […]
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RC Loves Cayman writes: Your article states, “The problem started on a section of the transmission line between the power plant on North Sound Road and the South Sound substation around 4:30 in the morning, CUC said, though CNS readers reported lost power well before 4am.”
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