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Power Issues Frustrate Grand Bahama Residents

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS – Over in Grand Bahama, residents there are feeling frustrated as major power issues continue to plague the northern island.

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4 months ago

July 19, 2024

Italia Hall

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS – We told you how persistent power issues had Eleuthera residents at their breaking point. Over in Grand Bahama, residents there are feeling the same frustration as major power issues continue to plague the northern island. Residents have been experiencing frequent power outages for hours at a time over the past week, and they’re voicing their concerns as Grand Bahama Power Company officials say the matter will soon be resolved.

That’s the plea coming from Grand Bahama residents as the Grand Bahama Power Company continues to have challenges with their largest generating unit. These issues have led to frequent power outages on the island for weeks.

But these Grand Bahama residents say the situation is becoming an inconvenience, especially during the summer months when temperatures have gone above the 90-degree mark.

Central Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis, who lives in the Seahorse Village community, calls the situation torture and recounts his experience when he was trying to put his daughter to bed on Wednesday night.

Central Grand Bahama resident Ineka Johnson shares the grim situation she’s often met with at home.

Earl Neely, also known as Steelie, a well-known Grand Bahama DJ, says he has been affected by the outages this entire week.

Grand Bahamian student Chase Thompson says the power outages are impacting the quality of his summer break.

The Grand Bahama Port Authority, the regulator of GBPC, responded to the electricity concerns in a statement Thursday afternoon. GBPA officials say they have been assured by GBPC that the current issues will be resolved by the beginning of next week at the latest.

GBPC’s Chief Operating Officer Nikita Mullings confirms a team of experts arrived on the island this week to assist with rectifying the issues and apologized to customers for the inconvenience caused.