Underground cable fault causes power outage in Harrington Sound

Today at 11:01 AM, approximately 520 Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO) customers in the Harrington Sound area lost power due to an underground cable fault. Within an hour, electricity was restored to 343 customers by re-routing power via a different circuit, leaving 177 without power.

At this time (approx. 4:30 PM), crews have located the underground fault and have been able to restore power to some additional customers. Currently, 66 customers in the Manor House and Lolly’s Well areas are without power. Their power cannot be restored until repair work is completed.

At this juncture, we cannot say how long it will take to excavate, repair and re-energise the cable. We expect that work could continue into tomorrow morning.

We thank customers for their patience, as we work to restore power to the Manor House and Lolly’s Well areas.