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WAPA OUTAGE SCHEDULED FOR EAST END AND ST. JOHN

The V.I. Water and Power Authority has scheduled an emergency early morning power outage to make repairs on the Tutu and East End substations.
The power will be out from 1 to 3 a.m. Thursday, according to a release from WAPA.
All the C and D feeders will be affected, including Tutu Park and Ridge Road feeders as well as St. John.
Heavy winds and surges caused damage to lightning arresters and potheads at the Tutu and East End substations over the weekend. The damages resulted in a fault at the Krum Bay power plant, forcing WAPA into an emergency power outage on feeder 7 Tuesday morning.
The release said WAPA chose to conduct the repairs in the early morning hours to minimize any inconvenience to the public.

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