The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. was set to deliver through a plane yesterday from Saipan to Rota a cable that was supposed to resolve the only remaining technical problem to set up the 1.8-megawatt generator on Rota, according to acting CUC executive director William Gilmore.<\/p>\n
Gilmore said the cable would be the last item that has to be installed and that will finish the project.<\/p>\n
The entire worth of the project to purchase the generator is $690,000. It was bought to address a power emergency on Rota.<\/p>\n
Gilmore said the installation of the generator on Rota was delayed due to an issue in delivering the unit from the U.S. mainland to Rota.<\/p>\n
There were also slab and then \u201cgrounding\u201d issues, but those were already resolved, he said.<\/p>\n
With respect to the \u201ccable issue,\u201d Gilmore said they had a problem with getting a flight to bring the item to Rota. \u201cThe cable\u2026that should be resolved today,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Gilmore said other power engines are functioning on Rota.<\/p>\n
He said the new power engine that CUC had purchased prior to the one that was bought for the emergency had already arrived on Rota and is functioning well.<\/p>\n
CUC executive director Gary P. Camacho designated deputy executive director Gilmore as acting executive director effective last Friday as Camacho is on leave and is currently in the U.S. mainland.<\/p>\n
Gilmore said they are still trying to move everything forward and keep the power engines running and provide 24-hour water supply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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