💧 Water and Power · U.S. Virgin Islands
WAPA said Unit 15 repairs were completed as St. Thomas-St. John rotations continued
Official document: https://www.viwapa.vi/docs/default-source/2023-pr/press-release-(7.20.24)-continuous-efforts-to-restore-full-services-and-update-on-gt-15-progress.pdf?sfvrsn=dff6bfec_3
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said on July 20, 2024, that it was continuing efforts to restore full electric service in the St. Thomas-St. John district while Unit 15 remained offline.
WAPA said the plant was operating with Unit 23, Unit 27 and two Wartsila units. One Wartsila phase-one unit was undergoing maintenance and was expected to return to service by early August, according to the authority.
The authority said support from the Donoe solar farm had helped maintain daytime service, but generation capacity fell after sunset, prompting a short rotation schedule while Unit 15 was out of service.
WAPA also said it was expecting a diesel delivery by water at 5 a.m. on July 21, 2024.
In a 5 p.m. update on July 20, WAPA said repairs on Unit 15 had been completed and crews were calibrating the unit to bring it back online. The authority said returning the unit to service was expected to reduce the duration of the rotation schedule and help restore full service to customers.