The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) wishes to update the public on ongoing efforts to restore and stabilize power generation in Barbuda as the island experiences intermittent service disruptions.
The interruptions in electricity supply are the result of generation challenges at the main Power Plant, currently being addressed by the Electricity Business Unit.
As a result of this, a generator at the old Power Plant has to be utilized to complement the new power plant during the night, when solar power is not available.
Replacement parts for Generator #1 at the new Plant have arrived on the island, and repair work is scheduled to commence on 17 November 2025.
The repairs are expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. Once operational, Generator #1 will significantly enhance generation output and improve service reliability across the island.
To further strengthen Barbuda’s power system, APUA has procured a new generator for the Green Barbuda Solar Hybrid System (GBSHS), which is the main power plant on the island.
This unit is expected to arrive in Antigua within the next six weeks and will subsequently be transported to Barbuda for
installation and commissioning.
The integration of this generator will restore full generation capacity at the Plant, bolster system resilience, and ensure a more consistent and dependable electricity supply for residents and businesses.
APUA apologizes to the residents of Barbuda for the ongoing power interruptions. The Authority appreciates the understanding shown during this time and assures all customers that work is progressing steadily to complete repairs and restore consistent service as quickly as possible.
The APUA Electricity Business Unit remains fully committed to ensuring a reliable and sustainable power supply for Barbuda and expresses its appreciation for the continued patience, understanding, and cooperation of the community during this period of improvement.
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This public relations stunt by APUA is an offense.
How does APUA explain why many Barbudans are still living with temporary power connections since the Irma hurricane?
Many of those homeowners waiting have completed all the work required to be done by homeowners, in order to get permanent power connections by APUA.
First what’s being called “power generational challenges” at the main power plant, is an example of the benign neglect of Barbuda by APUA.
Antigua based APU workers are paid more than Barbudans with the same skills, expertise and experience.
That’s the reason why few Barbudans wish to work for APUA. One of three recently quit. For the Antigua APUA workers arriving in Barbuda is like being on holidays.
To place a public article apologizing is an offensive and disingenuous act.
Too bad there is no medium that de closes and reports the truth through which these things can be brought the public’s attention: rather Public relations stunts like this.
I have no problem with APUA workers going to help out in Jamaica. That’s humanistic and a good thing to do. I applaud all who were involved in that decision
I hope when the APUA team returns from Jamaica; then a team can be sent to Barbuda to address the problems that remains from IRMA
Oops that’s bad, the Antigua linesman get higher pay than Barbuda linesman? And where is the union or lawyers? This is a constitutional problem, and the idea that homes are still not connected to the grid from Irma is probably suppose to frustrate the barbudans to leave the island so that the white land occupiers ostensibly supported by Gaston can take over, it is done to make barbudans lives so miserable that it is not convivial to stay in in Barbuda. And I am opining that if APUA don’t get rid of these intellectually lazy engineers in position, electricity woes won’t change in Antigua or barbuda, it’s time they get a marine cable for power with fibre optic to power Barbuda, and it should be a marine high voltage DC powered cable which is very long lasting and won’t be affected by capacitance to cause voltage drop like the AC powered cable, so better long distance voltage transmission, the DC cable will have a voltage converter at both ends, the DC cable can go for miles in difference to an AC marine cable, and the DC cable require less conductor than the marine cable which require 3 conductor for 3 phase, on the other hand one DC conductor or two can give you the three phase from the converter, Barbuda power issue need to be solved and not public relations stunt about solar power which is dynamic due to weather, it cannot supply all your needs.
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