💧 Water and Power · U.S. Virgin Islands
WAPA said rotating outages continued in St. Thomas-St. John after April 10 districtwide outage
Official document: https://www.viwapa.vi/docs/default-source/2023-pr/press-release---(4.11.25)-wapa-provides-update-on-ongoing-restoration-and-rotation-outages.pdf?sfvrsn=e29217cc_3
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said on April 11, 2025, that rotating outages were continuing in the St. Thomas-St. John district following a districtwide outage that began at about 9:45 a.m. on April 10.
WAPA said a safety shutdown of its control system had cut propane supply to all active generating units at the Randolph Harley Power Plant. The authority said the shutdown was triggered to protect workers and contractors at the plant.
The authority said the control system was restored on April 10 and propane supply was brought back online through coordination at the propane terminal. WAPA said it was still short of generating capacity because several units were undergoing mechanical repairs.
As of April 11, WAPA said Unit 15, four of seven Wartsila engines and the Donoe solar farm were operating. The authority said it was working to return at least one additional generating unit to service, but that rotating outages were needed to maintain system stability until more generation was available.
WAPA said customers could experience temporary service interruptions through the evening of April 11 while restoration work continued.