Fallen trees trigger power outage

Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (TTEC) general manager Kelvin Ramsook, speaking to Sunday Newsday in a telephone interview, explained the fallen trees were due to inclement weather and extensive rainfall. He reported that on Friday at 6.30 pm they lost supply in the area but were able to restore it by 9.30 pm.

He said that at 9 am yesterday two trees fell and pulled down lines leaving Maracas, Las Cuevas and up to Blanchisseuse without electricity.

He reported that TTEC worked around the clock and electricity was scheduled to be restored by 6 pm.

Ramsook explained that because of weather conditions over the last week, and the last couple months, the soil area in Maracas, Las Cuevas and Blanchisseuse became water soaked soil a number of trees had fallen. He recalled that on Wednesday there was outage due to a landslide and electricity was restored the following day.