💧 Water and Power · U.S. Virgin Islands
WAPA said service was restored after Feeder 13 cable fault in St. Thomas-St. John district
Official document: https://www.viwapa.vi/docs/default-source/2023-pr/corrected---press-release-(11.21.2024)-wapa-restores-service-after-outage-caused-by-feeder-13-underground-cable-fault.pdf?sfvrsn=30b1c26e_3
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said electrical service was restored to all affected customers in the St. Thomas-St. John District by 8 p.m. on November 21, 2024, after an outage caused by a fault on Feeder 13, an underground transmission cable.
WAPA said the interruption began at about 10:15 a.m. and affected several customers. The authority said its crews, working with VI Haugland, located the faulted section of cable, removed the damaged portion and performed a high-voltage termination to restore service.
According to WAPA, the repair was complicated by a waterlogged manhole following heavy rainfall. The authority had initially expected repairs to be completed by 5 p.m.
WAPA said the restoration ended a rotational outage schedule.