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

Archive page: https://www.viwapa.vi/news-information/press-releases/press-release-details/2024/11/22/wapa-restores-service-after-outage-caused-by-feeder-13-underground-cable-fault

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.