The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) plans an upgrade, shifting part of its power distribution system from overhead to underground.
The initiative aims to enhance network reliability, reducing weather-induced power outages. Beginning at the WIOC Pond and Friars Hill Road junction and extending to Government House, the project aligns with the National Highway & Community Beautification Project.
The APUA, consulted on feasibility, carefully planned the timeline for overhead line removal. Previous road rehabilitation efforts by the Electricity, Telecommunications, and Water Business Units facilitate efficient maintenance.
Preparations involve installing underground cables, transformers, and switchgear. Despite extensive excavation, the project promises a more reliable power distribution system.
The APUA anticipates energizing the underground system by Q1 2024, marking a significant step in modernizing infrastructure to meet customer demands resiliently.
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Resilient?…coming from this clown,i’m imagine the means.
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This will be a welcome change that will ensure better stability across the power distribution network, however it needs to be done all over the country. It’s time to end the age-old process of erecting wooden poles that have to replaced frequently and tangled wires.
Be careful what you wish for, because the poles are better than underground bar for hurricane period, the underground cable would be affected by flooding and develop faults at funny times that will shut down part of the country when cable is blown. That’s why you see large steel structure pole in the USA to take weather storms. We really needed to upgrade to that type of infrastructure, if you notice the lattice towers on the island are able to weather the storm, the same if we get steal and fibre glass poles, and tree cables to take contact with verdant areas where trees are close, and static vars compensator for transient which cause nuisance outage at lightening storms and if the batteries for the solar system could be procured it will help stabilizer the system during transient, then we a guarantee reliable power, also with the upgrade of the the workmen to do live line work so the power don’t come off, which is my specialty in training.
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