Topic: power outages
OfReg accuses CUC of breaching licence over rolling blackout plans
Utilities regulator OfReg has accused Cayman's monopoly power supplier, Caribbean Utilities Company, of being in breach of its licence for failing to predict and respond accordingly to growing electricity demand on Grand Cayman.
Salt contamination remains a concern as CUC outages continue
Thousands of CUC customers were left in the dark Sunday night after a utility pole caught fire in the Industrial Park area in George Town.
Nor’wester saltwater damage triggers power outages
Caribbean Utilities Company says electricity lines suffered "severe salt contamination" after last week’s nor’wester battered Grand Cayman's western coast, which triggered several recent outages.
CUC confirms ‘small electrical fire’ at North Sound plant after island-wide outages
More than 16,000 CUC customers on Grand Cayman were left without power shortly after 5pm Sunday following island wide outages.
CUC: Outages caused by failed power-line insulators
Widespread power outages on Grand Cayman Saturday, which knocked out power for more than 16,000 customers at one point, were caused by separate failures of insulators on transmission lines, the Caribbean Utilities Company said.
CUC forced to ‘iguana-proof’ electricity poles
The Caribbean Utilities Company has been forced to iguana-proof electricity poles across the island after multiple power outages.
Circuit problems lead to CUC outages in BT
Problems with Caribbean Utility Company’s two new $85 million diesel generators are responsible for at least seven power outages in the Northward area since mid-April.
