Outages expand to 3 hours

The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. is expanding the daily rotating power outages from two hours to three hours this week due to ongoing mechanical repairs on engines 2 and 8 at Power Plant 1.

The three-hour outages will be rotated across the entire island, with each section experiencing three outages in a 24-hour period.

CUC officials had hoped to repair engine 8 by yesterday, but are now anticipating it will not be operational until Sunday, according to a statement issued yesterday.

With engines 2 and 6 operating at Power Plant 1, and nine of the engines at Power Plant 4 working, CUC is producing approximately 24 megawatts of power.

Earlier this week CUC was down to producing less than 20 megawatts of power when only one engine was working at Power Plant 1.

In order for CUC to follow the two-hour load shedding schedule, at least three engines must be operational, Gary Camacho, acting Power Division manager, said on Wednesday.

The Aggreko generators, which should be operational by mid-September, will allow for 15 to 18 additional megawatts, said CUC executive director Antonio Muna.

The following load shedding schedule is for today through Sept. 5:

8am – 11am Feeder-1 Second partial
Upper Navy Hill, Upper MIHA, 99 Cent store

Feeder-2: Entire Grid

Portions of Lower Base, CPA (Seaport), Beach Road Garapan south to San Jose Intersection

Feeder-7: Entire Grid

Lower Base industrial area, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi

11am – 2pm Feeder-3: Second partial

Upper Gualo Rai and Taro Sue

Kiya 1: Entire Grid

As Terlaje, NMC, Portions of Fina Sisu, San Vicente to Botanical Garden, Lower Dandan Homestead, Upper, Dandan Homested, Isley Field

Kiya-4: Entire Grid

Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Susupe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa

2pm – 5pm Feeder-1 Second partial

Upper Navy Hill, Upper MIHA, 99 Cent store

Feeder-2: Entire Grid

Portions of Lower Base, CPA (Seaport), Beach Road Garapan south to San Jose Intersection

Feeder-7: Entire Grid

Lower Base industrial area, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi

5pm -8pm Feeder-3: Second partial

Upper Gualo Rai, Taro Sue

Kiya 1: Entire Grid

As Terlaje, NMC, Portions of Fina Sisu, San Vicente to Botanical Garden, Lower Dandan Homestead, Upper, Dandan Homested, Isley Field

Kiya-4: Entire Grid

Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Susupe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa

8pm – 11pm Feeder-4: Entire Grid

Portions of Lower Base, Sadog Tasi, Capital Hill, Kagman and portions of Papago (Botanical Garden)

Kiya-2: Entire Grid

As Lito, Koblerville, As Gonno, San Antonio and Afetnas, portions of Fina Sisu

11pm – 2pm Feeder-3: Second partial

Upper Gualo Rai, Taro Sue

Kiya 1: Entire Grid

As Terlaje, NMC, Portions of Fina Sisu, San Vicente to Botanical Garden, Lower Dandan Homestead, Upper, Dandan Homested, Isley Field

Kiya-4: Entire Grid

Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Oleai, Susupe, Mount Carmel and south to portions of Chalan Kanoa

2am – 5am Feeder-1 Second partial

Upper Navy Hill, Upper MIHA, 99 Cent store

Feeder-2: Entire Grid

Portions of Lower Base, CPA (Seaport), Beach Road Garapan south to San Jose Intersection

Feeder-7: Entire Grid

Lower Base industrial area, north to Tanapag, Achugao, San Roque, As Matuis and Marpi

5am – 8am Feeder-4: Entire Grid

Portions of Lower Base, Sadog Tasi, Capital Hill, Kagman and portions of Papago (Botanical Garden)

Kiya-2: Entire Grid

As Lito, Koblerville, As Gonno, San Antonio and Afetnas, portions of Fina Sisu