BELCO Updates On Post Hurricane Restoration
BELCO is now asking customers who remain without power following the passage of Hurricane Ernesto to please call 955 to report their outage.
BELCO Managing Director Shelly Leman said, “Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited [BELCO] today advised that the Company continues restoration work following Hurricane Ernesto.
“The highest number of customer outages was 28,817 at 12:00pm on Saturday, August 17, 2024. As of 3:00pm today, a total of 28,650 customers have had power restored.
“BELCO is now asking customers who remain without power to please call 955 to report their outage. Residents are also asked to check on neighbours and relatives, especially the elderly to make sure they have had their power restored.
“Hurricane Ernesto impacted 51 main lines that required repair work. During Ernesto’s restoration process, crews have also had to contend with pole fires and other emergencies, with some repairs taking many hours as crews had to cut back trees and replace damaged poles and transformers that caused additional delays in restoring power to customers.
“Customers are reminded again that the most important action residents can take to prepare for storms is to ensure that trees on their property are clear of power lines. Ensuring that vegetation on private property remains 10 feet away from power lines is the sole responsibility of property owners. Property owners can call [295-5111] or email [treetrimming@belco.bm] three weeks in advance to schedule a power shutdown to trim safely.”
Ms. Leman continued, “I would like to thank our customers for their patience while our crews have carried out restoration work following Hurricane Ernesto. Crews have worked tirelessly until midnight and beyond every night and, once restoration work began, within approximately 48 hours there were less than 2,000 customers remaining without power.
“As with previous storms, the vast majority of outages were caused by trees and foliage on private property hitting power lines. Forecasters have warned that we can expect a very active September with the likelihood of further hurricanes, and I urge residents to check their properties for trees near power lines and to take action to cut them back at least 10 feet from lines. On behalf of all our staff and the people of Bermuda, I would like to again thank our hard-working crews for their tireless work and dedication getting Bermuda back up and running as quickly and safely as possible.”
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