That is all the Bahamian people hear from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.
On the evening news Sunday night, Bahamians were informed that the constant load shedding should have ended that night. But when many people woke up Monday morning οΎ— surprise, surprise, their electricity was off.
The general manager of BEC, Bradley S. Roberts said on Monday that the public should expect the load shedding to continue for the next two or three days, because of problems with the No. 11 generator, which also contributed to a vast number of electrical shortages last summer.
And there seems to be no end in sight as the generator, that was just purchased in 1999, persists in creating trouble even though it had a complete overhaul seven weeks ago by a manufacturer different from the one where it was bought.
Furthermore, BEC had experts from supposedly “various renowned international companies” come to try and help solve the problem.
It seems every few months, BEC commissions a new generator, which we are told will help ease the load shedding and provide better service to the public. This assurance always comes around the summer months, when load shedding is at its highest peak because of the demands of air conditions on the generators.
In fact, a $36 million No. 12, 30 megawatt Slow Speed Diesel Generator is scheduled to be commissioned May 8.
But no matter how many millions is spent on new generators and constant maintenance, the problems continue.
Both the new No. 12 and the problematic No. 11 generators were purchased from the same company. Which begs the question… Why is that company not being held responsible for the problems that a fairly new generator is costing the country?
It seems as if the government has no faith in the company, but for all the public knows, the number 12 generator could have similar problems, which could cost additional millions to fix.
Someone has to address these issues before this situation gets further out of hand. The people deserve more of an explanation, because too much of their money has already been spent and the situation only seems to get worse.
Editorial, The Nassau Guardian
