Montserrat Utilities Limited (MUL) has offered “sincere apologies” for the recent spate of unscheduled power outages, particularly over this past week.
In a press statement on 17 May, interim managing director Julian Daniel said the outages were due to issues with generation equipment sensors and water-cooling systems.
He added that “some ongoing, unresolved situations” are also to blame.
“MUL is working tirelessly to achieve complete network stability and reliability as quickly as possible,” the statement continued.
“Starting next week and over the coming weeks, our dedicated MUL team, in collaboration with overseas technicians, will be on the island to rectify, overhaul, and service five of our generators to ensure a high level of reliability.
“We will provide further updates to keep everyone informed. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through these challenges.”
Just days prior, on 13 May, Deputy Premier Samuel Joseph said a new generator that is being installed to update and improve MUL’s power generation is in the “testing phase”.
“There are certain things that need to be done to it to incorporate it properly,” Joseph, who is also the energy minister, said during his latest ‘From the Minister’s Chair’ Facebook video broadcast.
The new generator, old generators and solar panels all have to work seamlessly together which requires a fully operational electronic control system, he explained at the time.
