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Cable failure triggers 3-hour islandwide power outage

A high voltage cable failure at Power Plant 4 in Puerto Rico, Saipan, last Friday afternoon triggered an islandwide power outage. The outage also interrupted water service to China Town, Upper Mihaville Estate in Garapan, and in As Falipe, according to the Commonwealth Utilities...
Posted On Aug 20 2018 06:00
, By Ferdie De La Torre

CUC working on hardening its infrastructure

The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. is trying to complete several hazard mitigation projects to ensure power and water supply and distribution on all three islands even in the event of a disaster. CUC executive director Gary Camacho said that CUC is almost done with replacing all...
Posted On Aug 17 2018 06:06
, By Jon Perez

Lightning causes islandwide outage

A lightning that hit the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.’s power plant in Lower Base yesterday morning plunged the entire island of Saipan into a power blackout. The incident, according to a CUC statement, happened at 9:02am due to an early morning thunderstorm. CUC said that Power...
Posted On May 18 2018 06:00
, By Jon Perez
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‘It is a good chance to show CUC projects as they are to judge, EPA’

Judge David Carter’s tour and inspection of different Commonwealth Utilities Corp. projects gives the agency a chance to present the projects “as they are” to the judge and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to CUC executive director Gary Camacho on Tuesday. In...
Posted On Feb 01 2018 06:00
, By Ferdie De La Torre
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