FRIDAY, JUNE 07, 2024
VOLUME 118, No.23
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The disruption in service, VINLEC explained, was caused by a switchgear issue at one of our main plants but did not name the plant.
ST. VINCENT ELECTRICITY SERVICES LTD. (VINLEC), the sole provider of electricity (commercial and domestic) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, issued a statement on Monday, explaining the reason for the nationwide blackout on Sunday from approximately 6:30 to 10:45pm. However, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, speaking at a press conference in Kingstown
on Monday, June 3, 2024, took VINLEC to task for not “commenting sooner” after the problem that caused the blackout was rectified. To VINLEC’s defence, the company issued a statement on its Facebook page during the time of the blackout, assuring the nation that its work force was attending to the matter with urgency. Following the return to
normal service, VINLEC made a release on Monday 3rd June that reached THE VINCENTIAN at noon, 14 or so hours after electricity service resumed. In that release, VINLEC said, inter alia, “On Sunday, June 2, 2024, at approximately 6:30 pm, a service interruption affected all VINLEC customers on mainland Continued on Page 3.
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves was infuriated by VINLEC’s tardiness in communicating with the nation. Left: Dr. Vaughn Lewis, CEO/VINLEC was the obvious target of one of the Prime Minister’s tirades.