Island-wide blackout after transformer explosion at Blue Hills Power Station

Government Monitoring BPL Restoration Efforts Following Island-Wide Outage

The Government is working directly with Bahamas Power and Light following a suspected underground cable fault and explosion at the Blue Hill Power Station, which caused an island-wide power outage across New Providence. Power has now been restored to approximately 50% of the island, and all engines are back up and running. BPL teams are […] The post Government Monitoring BPL Restoration Efforts Following Island-Wide Outage appeared first on Offi…

Island-wide blackout after transformer explosion at Blue Hills Power Station

An electrical fire at the Blue Hills Power Station triggered an island-wide power outage in New Providence early this morning after a suspected underground cable fault caused the explosion of a transformer, according to Bahamas Power and Light (BPL).