MARIGOT: --- EDF St. Martin and Guadeloupe announced on Friday that the island may be experiencing load-shedding as of tonight and will continue into mid-next week.
EDF said in its announcement that one of its engines at the Galisbay power plant had been damaged; therefore, it is likely that the power supply will be disrupted.
EDF Archipel Guadeloupe said on Friday. The power system operator may “have to carry out load shedding” but did not specify whether any particular sector of the territory would be particularly affected.
A still fragile electricity system
EDF is urging the population to limit their electricity consumption as the territory enters the New Year. Its electricity system is still in crisis due to aging installations at the Galisbay power plant, which provide too little power to meet growing consumption.
The construction of a new power plant is overdue, while additional generators will be commissioned at the beginning of February, with a production capacity of 10 MW. As EDF announced in November, these are “temporary power plants” that will provide additional production for 2 years.
