By Admin. Updated 6:06 p.m., Monday, September 7, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
Wildlife coming into contact with energised electrical equipment has once again been identified as the cause of a power outage that disrupted electricity supply to several communities across mainland St. Vincent in the early hours of Monday (September 7), marking the second such incident reported by St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) in less than three months.
According to VINLEC, the outage occurred at approximately 12:09 a.m. after a line fault disrupted the electricity connection between the Lowmans Bay and Cane Hall Power Stations. The company said its initial investigations determined that wildlife came into contact with energised electrical equipment, triggering the fault.
The latest incident mirrors an outage on June 24, when VINLEC also attributed a widespread power disruption to wildlife contacting electrical equipment along the same connection between the Lowmans Bay and Cane Hall Power Stations.
Despite Monday’s disruption, VINLEC stressed that the outage was not island-wide, noting that electricity remained available in some areas of the country.
Technical teams responded immediately, carrying out inspections and system checks before restoring power in stages. Full service was restored at approximately 2:23 a.m., just over two hours after the interruption began.
The utility apologised for the inconvenience caused and thanked customers for their patience while crews worked to safely restore the affected sections of the network.
VINLEC said it continues to assess incidents of this nature and is implementing measures aimed at strengthening the resilience of the electricity network to improve the reliability of service for customers.
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