Thursday, 22nd July – State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) has cautioned the residents of Greater Male’ region on possible electricity cuts for the upcoming two-days.
According to the utility company the power cuts are expected amid ongoing works of energizing the unified electrical grid in the region – the work will continue from Friday through Saturday, 23rd and 24th July.
STELCO has confirmed on their planned works on upgrading the electrical grid earlier, on scheduled dates to which both tomorrow and the day after have been added.
Furthermore, the utility provider is hopeful in completing their energizing works by Saturday, should the process conclude without facing any technical malfunctions.
Earlier on Wednesday, 21st July, both Male’ City and the satellite town of Hulhumale’ experienced short-lived power cuts amid the energizing work.
The Greater Male’ Electrical Grid includes a region-wide unified network powered by two 132kV circuits spanning a 7-kilometer radius. Moreover, the project also includes installation of four 95mV transformers in Male’ City and Hulhumale’ with another two 8mV transformers added to the grid in the satellite town.
STELCO reports that the electrical grid possess the capacity of providing electricity up to 100 Mega-Watts through each of the circuits.
Furthermore, the possible ‘game-changer’ utility project will be capable of providing electricity throughout the region despite power failures in any one of the islands.