Company officials, reported on Tuesday that a defect in one of the 69,000-volt transmission lines caused a loss of power to about 13,000 customers in Freeport Lucaya and East Grand Bahama.<\/p>\n
Some areas of Freeport reportedly retained power, however the other two areas were completely in the dark.<\/p>\n
Roger Johnson, director of community and customer relations for the company, said the interruption in power occurred around 11:06pm Monday.<\/p>\n
He said that power was fully restored by 2:30am on Tuesday. The company apologised to its customers for the interruptions.<\/p>\n
Many residents of Grand Bahama, particularly in the Freeport area, also experienced problems with telephone services on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Residents with phone numbers with the prefix 373 could make any outgoing calls or receive incoming calls as of midday.<\/p>\n
The Tribune was unable to reach officials at the Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC) up to press time on Tuesday regarding the interruptions.<\/p>\n
Up until 5.30pm, telephone services had still not been restored.<\/p>\n
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